Proverbs 10:16

Proverbs 10:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16The wages of the righteous is life,

but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

16The 10:16 Or workwages of the righteous is life,

The income of the wicked, punishment.

16The wages of the righteous is life,

The income of the wicked, punishment.

16The wages of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God] is [a worthwhile, meaningful] life,

The income of the wicked, punishment. [Rom 6:21-23; 1 Tim 6:10]

16The labor of the righteous leads to life,

but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

16People who do what is right earn life.

But sinners earn sin and death.