Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 10:16
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Berean Standard Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
King James Version
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
World English Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
American Standard Version
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 10
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.
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