Proverbs 10:16
The works of the righteous produce life; but the fruits of the ungodly produce sins.
LXX2012 (British)
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 rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
17Instruction keeps the right ways of life; but instruction unchastened goes astray.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30Out of the fruit of righteousness grows a tree of life; but the souls of transgressors are cut off before their time.
Isaiah 3:10Woe to their soul, for they have devised an evil counsel against themselves, saying against themselves, Let us bind the just, for he is burdensome to us: therefore shall they eat the fruits of their works.
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 →