Proverbs 11:4

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Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

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  • Gen 7:1 : 1 Then the Lord said to Noah, 'Enter the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before me in this generation.'
  • Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.
  • Ezek 7:19 : 19 They will throw their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated as unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it, for it has caused their stumbling into sin.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
  • Rom 5:17 : 17 For if, by the trespass of one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
  • Prov 12:28 : 28 In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.
  • Job 36:18-19 : 18 Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside. 19 Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?
  • Ps 49:6-8 : 6 Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels? 7 Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches— 8 no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—

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  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    80%

    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 13:6-8
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    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Isa 57:1
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    1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 10:15-16
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    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

    14As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Job 36:18
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    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 13:22
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    22A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it.

  • Ps 112:3
    72%

    3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15In my fleeting life, I have seen it all: The righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.

  • Ezek 33:12-13
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    12Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.'

    13If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

  • Prov 21:21
    72%

    21One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Isa 57:12
    72%

    12I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • Prov 21:18
    72%

    18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Job 20:28
    72%

    28The produce of his house will be carried away, flowing away on the day of God's wrath.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

  • Jas 1:20
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    20For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

  • Job 35:8
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    8Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only a child of humanity.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Ps 37:39
    71%

    39The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; He is their stronghold in times of trouble.

  • Prov 11:30-31
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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.