Verse Comparison: Proverbs 10:16
American Standard Version
The labor of the righteous `tendeth' to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Amplified® Bible
The earnings of the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God) lead to life, but the profit of the wicked leads to further sin.
Contemporary English Version
If you live right, the reward is a good life; if you are evil, all you have is sin.
Darby English Version
The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
Good News Bible
The reward for doing good is life, but sin leads only to more sin.
King James Version
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
New American Standard Bible
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.
New International Version
The wages of the righteous bring them life,
but the income of the wicked brings them punishment.
New King James Version
The labor of the righteous leads to life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The righteous receive the wages of life, he income of the wicked, punishment.
Revised Standard Version
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
Young's Literal Translation
The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.