Proverbs 10:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The wagesפְּעֻלַּ֣ת
(pe·'ul·lat)
6468: a work, recompensefrom paal
of the righteousצַדִּ֣יק
(tzad·dik)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
is life, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
The incomeתְּבוּאַ֖ת
(te·vu·'at)
8393: product, revenuefrom bo
of the wicked,רָשָׁ֣ע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
punishment.לְחַטָּֽאת׃
(le·chat·tat.)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata


















KJV Lexicon
The labour
p`ullah  (peh-ool-law')
(abstractly) work -- labour, reward, wages, work.
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
tendeth to life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
the fruit
tbuw'ah  (teb-oo-aw')
income, i.e. produce -- fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
to sin
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.

King James Bible
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life; the activity of the wicked leads to sin.

International Standard Version
Honorable wages lead to life; the salaries of the wicked, to retribution.

NET Bible
The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The work of the righteous one is for life and the fruits of the evil one are for sin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A righteous person's reward is life. A wicked person's harvest is sin.

King James 2000 Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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