Proverbs 10:16

World English Bible (2000)

The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:18-19 : 18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. 19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him."
  • Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.
  • 2 Tim 2:17-18 : 17 and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing 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 unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
  • Matt 7:17-18 : 17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit. 18 A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
  • Matt 12:33-34 : 33 "Either 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. 34 You offspring 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 come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

    19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

    31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 12:12
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    12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 10:2-4
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    2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

    4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; for the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30 The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

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

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

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

  • Prov 12:28
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    28 In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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

  • Prov 10:17
    74%

    17 He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23 In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.

  • Prov 16:25-26
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    25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

    26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

  • Gal 6:8
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    8 For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

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

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 29:16
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    16 When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

  • Job 15:20
    72%

    20 the wicked man writhes in pain all his days, even the number of years that are laid up for the oppressor.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15 Good understanding wins favor; but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Prov 16:17
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    17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 12:5
    72%

    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Prov 16:8
    72%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18 When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6 An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.