Proverbs 10:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

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  • Prov 11:18-19 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward. 19 As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has 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 brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.
  • Matt 7:17-18 : 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
  • Matt 12:33-34 : 33 Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
  • 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 works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

    19 As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues 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 who wins souls is wise.

    31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed on earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Prov 12:12
    77%

    12 The wicked desires the catch of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

  • Prov 10:2-4
    3 verses
    77%

    2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3 The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.

    4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 Say to the righteous, that it shall be well with him; for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

    11 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him, for the reward of his hands shall be given to him.

  • Prov 13:6
    77%

    6 Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28 The 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.

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

  • Prov 13:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

    22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 12:28
    75%

    28 In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.

  • Prov 11:4-6
    3 verses
    75%

    4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5 The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Prov 13:11
    75%

    11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Prov 12:26
    75%

    26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17 He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32 The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has hope in his death.

  • Prov 15:6
    74%

    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
    73%

    7 The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Ps 37:16
    73%

    16 A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 10:6
    73%

    6 Blessings are upon the head of the just, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:23
    73%

    23 In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 16:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end are the ways of death.

    26 He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

  • Gal 6:8
    73%

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

  • Prov 15:19
    73%

    19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 21:15
    73%

    15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, but destruction awaits 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 who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

  • Prov 10:11
    73%

    11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 29:16
    72%

    16 When the wicked multiply, transgression increases; but the righteous shall see their fall.

  • Job 15:20
    72%

    20 The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden from the oppressor.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10 Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21 He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15 Good understanding gives favor, but the way of transgressors is hard.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5 The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 16:8
    72%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.

  • Ezek 33:18
    72%

    18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall die because of it.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous sing and rejoice.