New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 11:4
Proverbs 11:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- New International Version (NIV)Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
Context of Proverbs 11:4
2When pride comes, then comes dishonor, But with the humble is wisdom. 3The integrity of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them. Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death. 5The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness. 6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:4 word by word
לֹא־יוֹעִ֣יל ה֭וֹן בְּי֣וֹם עֶבְרָ֑ה וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:4
- Proverbs 10:2Ill-gotten gains do not profit, But righteousness delivers from death.
- Job 36:18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
- Psalms 49:6Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
- Ezekiel 7:19They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will become an abhorrent thing; their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. They cannot satisfy their appetite nor can they fill their stomachs, for their iniquity has become an occasion of stumbling.
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the Lord’s wrath; And all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
- Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Luke 12:20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’
- Luke 12:28But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith!
- Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.
- Romans 5:17For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 4:8for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Riches profit not in the day of wrath - Among men they can do all things; but they cannot purchase the remission of sins, nor turn aside the wrath of God when that is poured out upon the opulent transgressor.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The day of wrath - Words true in their highest sense of the great “diesirae” of the future, but spoken in the first instance (compare Zephaniah 1:15-18) of any “day of the Lord,” any time of judgment, when men or nations receive the chastisement of their sins. At such a time “riches profit not.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4Verse 4 Riches will stand men in no stead in the day of death.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Living rightly, which comes from wisdom, is more important than wealth. There is nothing wrong with riches (Proverbs 10:15, 22; 14:24) if earned honestly (compare 13:11; 21:6; 22:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (Compare Pr 10:2). wrath--that is, of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- 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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