16The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.


In Context

13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.

14 Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16 The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.

17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

18 He who conceals his hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 10:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:16The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:16The work of the just is unto life: but the fruit of the wicked, unto sin.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:16The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:16The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:16The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:16The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:16The labor of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.