Proverbs 10:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The labour of the righteous {tendeth} to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.”

Proverbs 10:16

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

Wise {men} lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish {is} near destruction.

The rich man's wealth {is} his strong city: the destruction of the poor {is} their poverty.

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. {erreth: or, causeth to err}

He that hideth hatred {with} lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, {is} a fool.

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Proverbs 10:1

"The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother."

Proverbs 10:2

"Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death."

Proverbs 10:3

"The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}"

Proverbs 10:4

"He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich."

Proverbs 10:5

"He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame."

Proverbs 10:6

"Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked."

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