Proverbs 10:16

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:18-19 : 18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward. 19 ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
  • John 6:27 : 27 ‹Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.›
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 ¶ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.
  • Matt 7:17-18 : 17 ‹Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.› 18 ‹A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither› [can] ‹a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.›
  • Matt 12:33-34 : 33 ‹Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by› [his] ‹fruit.› 34 ‹O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.›
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 ‹For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:›

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:18-19
    2 verses
    80%

    18¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

    19¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.

  • Prov 11:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30¶ The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.

    31¶ Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

  • Prov 10:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2¶ Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

    11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

    29¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    75%

    21¶ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

    22¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23¶ The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28¶ In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    5¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26¶ The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32¶ The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Prov 15:6
    74%

    6¶ In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 10:6
    73%

    6¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:23
    73%

    23¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 16:25-26
    2 verses
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    25¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

    26¶ He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Gal 6:8
    73%

    8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

  • Prov 15:19
    73%

    19¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

  • Prov 21:15
    73%

    15¶ [It is] joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 10:15
    73%

    15¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city: the destruction of the poor [is] their poverty.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

    28¶ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

  • Prov 10:11
    73%

    11¶ The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9¶ The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 29:16
    72%

    16¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

  • Job 15:20
    72%

    20The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10¶ Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21¶ He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12¶ There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5¶ The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

  • Prov 16:8
    72%

    8¶ Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

  • Ezek 33:18
    72%

    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6¶ In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.