Proverbs 10:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

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  • Prov 11:18-19 : 18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness. 19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain. 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life. 9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways. 11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.
  • Matt 7:17-18 : 17 Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit. 18 It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
  • Matt 12:33-34 : 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree. 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

    19So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    79%

    30The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

    31If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

  • Prov 12:12
    77%

    12The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

  • Prov 10:2-4
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    2Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

    3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

    4He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

    11Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    76%

    28The hope of the upright man will give joy, but the waiting of the evil-doer will have its end in sorrow.

    29The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

    30The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    75%

    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

    22The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

    5The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Prov 13:11
    75%

    11Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Prov 15:6
    74%

    6In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • Prov 10:6
    73%

    6Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.

  • Prov 16:25-26
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    25There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

    26The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

  • Gal 6:8
    73%

    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • Prov 15:19
    73%

    19Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

  • Prov 21:15
    73%

    15It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

    28He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • Prov 10:11
    73%

    11The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 29:16
    72%

    16When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Job 15:20
    72%

    20The evil man is in pain all his days, and the number of the years stored up for the cruel is small.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

  • Prov 16:8
    72%

    8Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Ezek 33:18
    72%

    18When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.