Proverbs 10:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.”Proverbs 10:16
What Does Proverbs 10:16 Mean?
Proverbs 10:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 10:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 11:19“As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.”Philippians 2:12“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”Proverbs 12:28“In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Romans 6:23“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”John 6:27“Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.”Hebrews 6:10“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”Proverbs 11:18“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”1 Corinthians 15:58“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”Proverbs 11:30“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”Matthew 7:17“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”Galatians 6:7“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”Matthew 15:19“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”2 Timothy 2:17“And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;”2 Timothy 3:13“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.”
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