16The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:16
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Verse 16
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The laborפְּעֻלַּ֣תH6468Noun - feminine singular constructof the righteousצַדִּ֣יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularleads to lifeלְחַיִּ֑יםH2416Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural[but] the gainתְּבוּאַ֖תH8393Noun - feminine singular constructof the wickedרָשָׁ֣עH7563Adjective - masculine singular[brings] punishmentלְחַטָּֽאת׃H2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular