Parallel Verses

NET Bible

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

New American Standard Bible

The wages of the righteous is life,
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 labor of the righteous leads to life;
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּעלּה 
P@`ullah 
Usage: 14

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

the fruit
תּבוּאה 
T@buw'ah 
Usage: 42

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Concerning The Mouth

15 The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty. 16 The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment. 17 The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:18-19

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

John 6:27

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."

Romans 6:23

For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 6:7-9

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

Isaiah 3:10-11

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

Matthew 7:17-18

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

Matthew 12:33-34

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

2 Timothy 2:17-18

and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.

2 Timothy 3:13

But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

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