Matthew Henry · Verse 16
Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for, but that labour tends to life.
Proverbs 10:16
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
The labour of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.
BSB
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
KJV
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
ASV
The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
BBE
The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
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