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 as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.
Isaiah 3:10
Bid the righteous do well, for they shall enjoy the fruits of their studies.
John 6:27
Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat that endureth unto everlasting life, which meat the son of man shall give unto you. For him hath God the father sealed."
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brethren, be ye steadfast and unmovable, always rich in the works of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, which love showed in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister.
The fruit
Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good also, or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil also. For the tree is known by his fruit.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.
Romans 6:23
For the reward of sin is death: but eternal life is the gift of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17
and their words shall fret even as doth a canker: of whose number is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
2 Timothy 3:13
But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.
General references
Proverbs 12:28
In the way of righteousness there is life; as for any other way, it is the path unto death.