Proverbs 10:16-18

21st Century King James Version

¹⁶The labor of the righteous tendeth to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷He that keepeth instruction is in the way of life, but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

¹⁸He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth slander, is a fool.

Proverbs 10:16-18

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.

¹⁸Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips^(D)
and spreads slander is a fool.

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

New International Version (NIV)