Proverbs 10:16
16 The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
Other Translations of Proverbs 10:16
King James Version
16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
English Standard Version
16 The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
The Message
16 The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.
New King James Version
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.
New Living Translation
16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 10:16
Commentary on Proverbs 10:16
(Read Proverbs 10:16)
Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for, but that labour tends to life.