Proverbs 10:16

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Proverbs 10:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible

14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

17 Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

18 The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Isaiah 3:10

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Isaiah 3:11

Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Galatians 6:8

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Matthew 7:17

Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

Matthew 7:18

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 2:17

and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

2 Timothy 2:18

who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.

2 Timothy 3:13

while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.