Cross references
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Proverbs 11:18 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Galatians 6:8–9 (13 votes) and Ecclesiastes 10:8 (10 votes). 25 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 15 to James 3.
Which verses does Proverbs 11:18 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Galatians 6:8–913 votes
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Ecclesiastes 10:810 votes
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- Hosea 10:12–138 votes
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,
- James 3:188 votes
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
- Psalm 126:5–67 votes
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
- Proverbs 22:87 votes
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 1:185 votes
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
- Proverbs 5:225 votes
The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
- Job 27:13–234 votes
This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty. Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. …
- Isaiah 59:5–84 votes
They hatch the eggs of vipers and weave a spider’s web. Whoever eats their eggs will die; crack one open, and a viper is hatched. Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. …
- Ephesians 4:223 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 11:18?
The 10 strongest of 25.