Proverbs 10:16

פְּעֻלַּת צַדִּיק לְחַיִּים תְּבוּאַת רָשָׁע לְחַטָּֽאת ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

In Context

15הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ מְחִתַּת דַּלִּים רֵישָֽׁם ׃

17אֹרַח לְחַיִּים שׁוֹמֵר מוּסָר וְעוֹזֵב תּוֹכַחַת מַתְעֶֽה ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 11:30פְּֽרִי ־ צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׂוֹת חָכָֽם ׃

Isaiah 3:10אִמְרוּ צַדִּיק כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּֽי ־ פְרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם יֹאכֵֽלוּ ׃

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 →

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