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The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
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American Standard Version
The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.
Christian Standard Bible
The reward of the righteous is life; the wages of the wicked is punishment.
English Standard Version
The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
New American Standard Bible
The wages of the righteous is life, The income of the wicked, punishment.
New International Version
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
New King James Version
The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.
New Living Translation
The earnings of the godly enhance their lives, but evil people squander their money on sin.
World English Bible
The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.