Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
General references
Bible References
Labour
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
The fruit
Matthew 7:17
So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased 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 the tree is known by its fruit.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, 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 people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
General references
Proverbs 12:28
In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.