Proverbs 10:16-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to life;
the activity of the wicked leads to sin.^(A)

¹⁷The one who follows instruction is on the path to life,
but the one who rejects correction goes astray.^(B)

Proverbs 10:16-17

New International Version

¹⁶The wages of the righteous is life,^(A)
but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(B)

¹⁷Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(C)
but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

²³The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night^[a] without danger.^(A)

²³The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.^(A)

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

New International Version (NIV)