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Proverbs 10:16

WorkJustice

14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

17 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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BSB
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
KJV
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
WEB
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
ASV
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
DARBY
The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
BLB
The wage of the righteous [is] for life; the produce of the wicked [is] for sin.
ÅB
Det som den rettferdige vinner, blir ham til liv; den ugudeliges inntekt blir ham til synd.
OTB
De rettferdiges lønn fører til liv, men de ondes inntekt bringer straff.
B1930
Det som den rettferdige vinner, blir ham til liv; den ugudeliges inntekt blir ham til synd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 6:23

    For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  • Isaiah 3:10–11

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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  • John 6:27

    Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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  • Proverbs 11:18–19

    The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:58

    Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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  • Galatians 6:7–9

    Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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  • Proverbs 11:30

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

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