Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
wages from the Greek
3800 opsonion op-so'-nee-on
1) a soldier's pay, allowance
a) that part of the soldier's support given in place of pay [i.e. rations] and the money in which he is paid
2) metaph. wages: hire or pay of sin
Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 4 AV - wage 3, charges 1; 4
2 Peter 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
wages from the Greek
3408 misthos mis-thos'
1) dues paid for work
a) wages, hire
2) reward: used of the fruit naturally resulting from toils and endeavours
a) in both senses, rewards and punishments
b) of the rewards which God bestows, or will bestow, upon good deeds and endeavours
c) of punishments
Authorized Version (KJV) Translation Count — Total: 29 AV - reward 24, hire 3, wages 2; 29