Proverbs 10:16
The earnings of the righteous minister to life; The revenues of the wicked, to sin.
Noyes Bible
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.
17He that keepeth instruction is in the path of life; But he that refuseth reproof goeth astray.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of a righteous man is a tree of life; And the wise man winneth souls.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him, For he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
Matthew 12:33Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
John 6:27Labor not for the food that perisheth, but for the food that endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man giveth to you; for on him hath the Father set his seal, even God.
1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17and their word will eat as doth a canker; 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 →