Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The income of the wicked, punishment.
King James Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Holman Bible
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.
International Standard Version
Honorable wages lead to life; the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.
A Conservative Version
The labor of a righteous man produces life. The fruit of a wicked man [is] to sin.
American Standard Version
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Amplified
The wages of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God] is [a worthwhile, meaningful] life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.
Bible in Basic English
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
Darby Translation
The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.
Julia Smith Translation
The labors of the just one, to life: the increase of the unjust to sin.
King James 2000
The labor of the righteous leads to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wage of the righteous [leads] to life; the gain of the wicked to sin.
Modern King James verseion
The labor of the righteous tends to life; the fruit of the wicked tends to sin.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin.
NET Bible
The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.
New Heart English Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
The Emphasized Bible
The labour of the righteous, leadeth to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.
Webster
The labor 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.
Youngs Literal Translation
The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 10:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
15
A rich man's wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
16
The income of the wicked, punishment.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 11:18-19
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
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."
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 6:7-9
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
Isaiah 3:10-11
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Matthew 7:17-18
So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit.
Matthew 12:33-34
"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.
2 Timothy 2:17-18
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.
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.