Proverbs 10:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

Young's Literal Translation
The wage of the righteous [is] for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

King James Bible
The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Hebrew
The labor
פְּעֻלַּ֣ת (pə·‘ul·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6468: A work, recompense

of the righteous
צַדִּ֣יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

leads to life,
לְחַיִּ֑ים (lə·ḥay·yîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

[but] the gain
תְּבוּאַ֖ת (tə·ḇū·’aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8393: Product, revenue

of the wicked
רָשָׁ֣ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

[brings] punishment.
לְחַטָּֽאת׃ (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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