16 The 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 labor פְּעֻלַּ֣ת H6468 Noun - feminine singular construct of the righteous צַדִּ֣יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular leads to life לְחַיִּ֑ים H2416 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural [but] the gain תְּבוּאַ֖ת H8393 Noun - feminine singular construct of the wicked רָשָׁ֣ע H7563 Adjective - masculine singular [brings] punishment לְחַטָּֽאת׃ H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular