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Proverbs 10:2

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

KJV

Nil proderunt thesauri impietatis, justitia vero liberabit a morte.

Vulgate

οὐκ ὠφελήσουσιν θησαυροὶ ἀνόμους, δικαιοσύνη δὲ ῥύσεται ἐκ θανάτου.

LXX

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

ASV

לֹא י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִ/מָּֽוֶת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֹצְר֖וֹת
'tsrvt
noun · 79×
הוֹעִ֔יל
hv'yl
verb · 23×
וֹ
v
noun · 157×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 211×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×
רֶ֑שַׁע
rsh'
noun · 30×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
  • Ezek 7:19 — They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy
  • Isa 10:2 — To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
  • Jas 5:20 — Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
  • Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
  • Mic 6:10 — Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
  • Prov 11:4 — Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Prov 11:4 — Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Prov 12:28 — In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
  • Prov 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
  • Prov 21:6 — The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
  • Prov 21:6 — The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
  • Ps 49:6 — They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
  • Ps 49:9 — That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
  • Rom 5:21 — That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Zeph 1:18 — Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy ridd