Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 10:2
2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Proverbs 10:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- New International Version (NIV)Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.
Context of Proverbs 10:2
1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. 3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked. 4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:2
- Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Isaiah 10:2to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither 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 the earth.
- Luke 12:15And 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.”
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- Romans 2:5But 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 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
- Proverbs 12:28There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
- Daniel 4:27Therefore, 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.”
- Romans 5:21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Philippians 3:9and 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.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Treasures of wickedness - Property gained by wicked means. Delivered from death - Treasures gained by robbery often bring their possessors to an untimely death; but those gained by righteous dealing bring with them no such consequences.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Righteousness - Including, perhaps, the idea of benevolence. Compare the use of ́ dikaiosunē in Matthew 6:1 (the older reading), and 2 Corinthians 9:9-10.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-3Verses 2-3 Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Ill-gotten treasures...righteousness: The book of Proverbs values good behavior more than money (see also Proverbs 11:18; 13:11, 22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Treasures ... nothing--that is, Ill-gotten gains give no true happiness (compare Pr 4:17; Mt 6:19). righteousness--especially beneficence (Psa 112:9). death--the greatest of all evils.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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