Proverbs 10:2 “Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings delivera…”

Proverbs 10:2

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

World English Bible

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

American Standard Version

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

Geneva Bible 1599

The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.

Darby Translation

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.

Young's Literal Translation

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Bible in Basic English

Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.

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Cross references

“Treasures”

Proverbs 11:4 Psalm 49:6–10 Zephaniah 1:18 Luke 12:15–21 Romans 2:5 James 5:1–3

Proverbs 11:4 · BSB

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Psalm 49:6–10 · BSB

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

Zephaniah 1:18 · BSB

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on th…

Luke 12:15–21 · BSB

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Romans 2:5 · BSB

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

James 5:1–3 · BSB

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

“but”

Proverbs 12:28 Romans 5:21 Daniel 4:27 Philippians 3:9

Proverbs 12:28 · BSB

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

Romans 5:21 · BSB

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Daniel 4:27 · BSB

Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Philippians 3:9 · BSB

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

Also

Proverbs 21:6 Ezekiel 7:19

Proverbs 21:6 · BSB

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Ezekiel 7:19 · BSB

They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

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