Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Bible References
Labour
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal."
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.
The fruit
Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 12:33
"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornications, theft, false witness, slander.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17
and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
2 Timothy 3:13
while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.