Proverbs 10:16-18

The Message

¹⁶The wage of a good person is exuberant life;
an evil person ends up with nothing but sin.

¹⁷The road to life is a disciplined life;
ignore correction and you’re lost for good.

¹⁸Liars secretly hoard hatred;
fools openly spread slander.

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.

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)