Proverbs 10:16 (BSB)

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

From Proverbs 10. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 10:16

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 10:16: Solomon here confirms what his father had said (Psa 37:16), A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. 1. Perhaps a righteous man has no more than what he works hard for; he eats only the labour of his hands, but that labour tends to life; he aims at nothing but to get an honest livelihood, covets not...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 10:16: The labour of the righteous tendeth to life,.... To natural life, and the support of it; all that he labours for is to get a livelihood for himself and family; that is all he desires, nor does he seek great things for himself: or to spiritual life; so his spiritual exercises in praying, reading, and hearing the word, and waiting upon ordinances, have a tendency...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 10:16: The industry of the righteous is alone truly successful, while the earnings of the wicked tempt and lead to sin.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 10:16: Pro 10:16 Regarding gain: The gain of the righteous tendeth to life; The income of the godless to sin. Intentionally, that which the righteous received is called פּעלּה (as Lev 19:13), as a reward of his labour; that which the godless receives is called תּבוּאה, as income which does not need to be the reward of labour, and especially of his own immediate labour.