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.

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.

New King James Version (NKJV)

New International Version (NIV)