Proverbs 10:16
The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
In Context
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
17Keeping instruction is the path to life; but he that forsaketh reproof goeth astray.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and the wise winneth souls.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well [with him], for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
John 6:27Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
1 Corinthians 15:58So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:16
15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. This may be taken two ways:—1. As a reason why we should be diligent in our business, that we may avoid that sinking dispiriting uneasiness which attends poverty, and may enjoy the benefit and comfort which those have that are beforehand in the world. Taking pains is really the way to make ourselves and our families easy. Or, rather, 2. As a representation of the common mistakes both of rich and poor, concerning their… Read the whole commentary →