Proverbs 10:16
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16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,
the gain of the wicked to sin.
Isaiah 3:10-11
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10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(A)
11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(B)
Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the[a] love that you showed for his sake[b] in serving the saints, as you still do.(A)
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1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.(A)
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Romans 6:23
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23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.(A)
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John 6:27
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27 Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.”(A)
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Proverbs 11:18-19
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18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(A)
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
but whoever pursues evil will die.
Galatians 6:7-9
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7 Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.(A) 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(B) 9 So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.(C)
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Matthew 12:33-34
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A Tree and Its Fruit
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.(A) 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.(B)
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Matthew 7:17-18
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17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and the wise capture souls.(A)
2 Timothy 3:13
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13 But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:17-18
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17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,(A) 18 who have swerved from the truth, saying resurrection[a] has already occurred. They are upsetting the faith of some.(B)
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- 2.18 Other ancient authorities read the resurrection
Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(A)
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