Proverbs 10:16
The wages of the righteous is life; the increase of the wicked is sin.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 ruin of the poor is their poverty.
17He is in the way of life that heedeth instruction; but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is 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 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 →