Proverbs 10:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:18-19 : 18 The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward. 19 True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows, 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit. 9 So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group. 18 They have strayed from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.
  • 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done. 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
  • Matt 7:17-18 : 17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree is not able to bear bad fruit, nor a bad tree to bear good fruit.
  • Matt 12:33-34 : 33 Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Prov 10:2-4
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

    11Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 14:32
    74%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 10:6
    73%

    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

  • Prov 16:25-26
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    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Gal 6:8
    73%

    8because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 21:15
    73%

    15Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Prov 11:28
    73%

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 10:11
    73%

    11The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

  • Prov 29:16
    72%

    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Job 15:20
    72%

    20All his days the wicked man suffers torment, throughout the number of the years that are stored up for the tyrant.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

  • Prov 16:8
    72%

    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

  • Ezek 33:18
    72%

    18When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

  • Prov 29:6
    72%

    6In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, but a righteous person can sing and rejoice.