Proverbs 10:16
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
In context
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 10:16 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
- KJV King James Version
- The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
- WEB World English Bible
- The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.