The labor of the righteoustendethto life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
The wage of the righteous is for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
The labour of a righteous [man] [tendeth] to life; the revenue of a wicked [man], to sin.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. X. Hitherto we have been in the porch or preface to the proverbs, here they begin. They are short but weighty sentences; most of them are distichs, two sentences in one verse, illustrating each other; but it is seldom that there…