Proverbs 10:16
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
World Messianic 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 is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
John 6:27Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17and those words will consume like gangrene, 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 →