Proverbs 10:16
The wage of the righteous person leads to life; 1 the profit of the wicked leads them to sin. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 a rich man is his fortified city; 1 the poverty of the poor is their destruction. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The righteous person will be like a tree of life, 1 but violence takes away lives. 1
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous person that it will be well, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds. 1
Matthew 12:33Make a tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.
John 6:27Do not work for the food that perishes, but work for the food that endures to eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has set his seal on him.”
1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always abound in the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is not in vain.
2 Timothy 2:17Their talk will spread like cancer. Among them are 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 →