Proverbs 10:16 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 10:16 MSG (The Message)
The wage of a good person is exuberant life; an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.
Proverbs 10:16 KJV (King James Version)
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: The fruit of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.
Proverbs 10:16 NCV (New Century Version)
Good people are rewarded with life, but evil people are paid with punishment.
Proverbs 10:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Proverbs 10:16 NIV (New International Version)
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
Proverbs 10:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.
Proverbs 10:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
The 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]
Proverbs 10:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.
Proverbs 10:16 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The lovers of God earn their wages for a life of righteousness, but the wages of the wicked are squandered on a life of sin.
Proverbs 10:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.