Bible verse
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
Proverbs 10:16 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 10.
12 Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.
18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
KJV
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
ASV
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
ERV
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.
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