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.

Proverbs 10:16-18

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶The ^[a]^(A)wages of the righteous is life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.
¹⁷One who ^(B)is on the path of life follows instruction,
But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray.
¹⁸One ^(C)who conceals hatred has lying lips,
And one who spreads slander is a fool.

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Proverbs 10:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶The labor of the righteous leads to ^(A)life,
The wages of the wicked to sin.

¹⁷He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction ^[a]goes astray.

¹⁸Whoever ^(B)hides hatred has lying lips,
And ^(C)whoever spreads slander is a fool.

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Proverbs 10:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶The wage of the righteous leads ^(A)to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.
¹⁷Whoever heeds instruction is on ^(B)the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.
¹⁸The one who conceals hatred has lying lips,
    and whoever utters slander is a fool.