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Proverbs 10:16–17

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16The labour of the righteous tendeth eeto life:

The fruit of the wicked to sin.

17fHe is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:

But he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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Cross references

  1. eech. 11. 19. & 19. 23.
  2. fSo ch. 6. 23.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life,

but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The wages of the righteous is life,

but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,

but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The reward of the righteous is life;

the wages of the wicked is punishment.

The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,

but the one who rejects correction goes astray.

NLTNew Living Translation

The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,

but evil people squander their money on sin.

People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life,

but those who ignore correction will go astray.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The wage of the righteous leads to life;

the gain of the wicked to sin.

On the path to life is he who guards instruction,

but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

KJV 1900King James Version

The labour of the righteous tendeth to life:

The fruit of the wicked to sin.

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction:

But he that refuseth reproof erreth.