Proverbs 10:16
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
In other versions
The labor of the righteous `tendeth' to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
ASV
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
BBE
The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
DBY
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
WEB
The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
YLT
The labour of the righteous tends to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
ENG
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
WBT
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
BSB
In context
14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.