Proverbs 10:2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.

English Standard Version
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

New American Standard Bible
Ill-gotten gains do not profit, But righteousness delivers from death.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone, but righteousness rescues from death.

International Standard Version
Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Treasures of wickedness shall profit nothing: but justice shall deliver from death.

Darby Bible 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.

Cross References

Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

Psalm 49:7
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death.

Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Ezekiel 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 their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling block of their iniquity.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:1 The comfort of parents much depends on their children; and this suggests to both, motives to their duties. 2,3. Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life. 4. Those who are fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, are likely to be rich in faith, and rich in good works. 5. Here is just blame of those who trifle away opportunities, both for here and for hereafter. 6. Abundance of blessings shall abide on good men; real blessings.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2. Treasures … nothing—that is, Ill-gotten gains give no true happiness (compare Pr 4:17; Mt 6:19).

righteousness—especially beneficence (Ps 112:9).

death—the greatest of all evils.