Proverbs 10:16
Strong's Lexicon
The labor
פְּעֻלַּ֣ת (pə·‘ul·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6468: 1) work, recompense, reward 1a) work 1b) wages

of the righteous
צַדִּ֣יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

leads to life,
לְחַיִּ֑ים (lə·ḥay·yîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

[but] the gain
תְּבוּאַ֖ת (tə·ḇū·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8393: 1) produce, product, revenue 1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually) 1b) income, revenue 1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig) 1d) product of lips (fig)

of the wicked
רָשָׁ֣ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

[brings] punishment.
לְחַטָּֽאת׃ (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2403: 1) sin, sinful 2) sin, sin offering 2a) sin 2b) condition of sin, guilt of sin 2c) punishment for sin 2d) sin-offering 2e) purification from sins of ceremonial uncleanness

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

Young's Literal Translation
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin.

New American Standard Bible
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.

King James Bible
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

New Living Translation
The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.

English Standard Version
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.

New American Standard Bible
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.

King James Bible
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin.

International Standard Version
Honorable wages lead to life; the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

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

American Standard Version
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

English Revised Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life; the increase of the wicked to sin.

Young's Literal Translation
The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
















Cross References
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

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

Proverbs 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Proverbs 10:17
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
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