Proverbs 10:16
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.
Revised Version 1895
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 that heedeth correction: but he that forsaketh reproof erreth.
Cross References
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that is wise winneth souls.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Matthew 12:33Either 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 6:27Work not for the meat which perisheth, but for the meat which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
1 Corinthians 15:58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
2 Timothy 2:17and their word will eat as doth a 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 →