Proverbs 10:16
If you do right you're rewarded with life, but if you're wicked all you gain is sin.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
In Context
15The wealth of the rich provides them protection, while the poverty of the poor ruins them.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the good is a tree of life, and the wise person saves people.
Isaiah 3:10Tell those who live right that they will be fine, for they will be happy to receive the reward for what they have done.
Matthew 12:33Either decide that the tree is good, and its fruit is good, or decide that the tree is bad and its fruit is bad—for the tree is known by its fruit.
John 6:27Don't be preoccupied about food that doesn't last, but concentrate on the lasting food of eternal life which the Son of man will give you, for God the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”
1 Corinthians 15:58So my dear brothers and sisters: be strong, stand firm, doing everything you can for the Lord's work, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord is wasted.
2 Timothy 2:17Their teachings are as destructive as gangrene that destroys healthy flesh. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like this.
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 →