Proverbs 10:16
The wage of the tzaddik leadeth to Chayyim; 1 the wage of the rashah is for chattat. + 10:16 Ro 6:23 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
In Context
15The oisherʼs wealth is his strong city; 1 the destruction of the poor ones is their poverty. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The p'ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, 1 and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise). 1
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the tzaddik, that it shall be tov with him; 1 for they shall eat the p'ri of their deeds. 1
Matthew 12:33Either make the etz (tree) tov (good) and its pri (fruit) will be tov, or make the etz nishchat (corrupt) and its pri will be rah; for by its pri the etz is known.
John 6:27Do not work for the okhel that is perishing, but for the okhel remaining to Chayyei Olam, which the Bar Enosh + 6:27 Moshiach will give to you, for Elohim HaAv has set His chotam (seal) on this one. + 6:27 Isa 55:2
1 Corinthians 15:58So then, Chaverim and Achim b'Moshiach of mine, be steadfast, immovable, abounding always in the avodas kodesh of Adoneinu, have da'as that your po'al (work) is not in vain in Hashem. + 15:58 2Chr 15:7; Isa 65:23
2 Timothy 2:17Their lashon hora will spread like gangrene, as in the case of 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 →