Proverbs 10:16-18

Modern English Version

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

¹⁷He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
but he who refuses reproof errs.

¹⁸He who hides hatred has lying lips,
and he who spreads 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.

Modern English Version (MEV)

New International Version (NIV)