Proverbs 10:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
  • Prov 21:6 : 6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
  • Isa 10:2-3 : 2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! 3 What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will you flee for help? and where will you leave your glory?
  • Ezek 7:19 : 19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be as an unclean thing; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of Yahweh: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it has been the stumbling block of their iniquity.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquillity.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh's wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.
  • Luke 12:15-21 : 15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses." 16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. 17 He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?' 18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' 20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?' 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
  • Luke 16:22-23 : 22 It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;
  • Rom 5:21 : 21 that as sin reigned in death, even so might grace reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. 2 Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
  • Prov 12:28 : 28 In the way of righteousness is life; In its path there is no death.
  • Ps 49:6-9 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the multitude of their riches-- 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him. 8 For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough, 9 That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption. 10 For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others.

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    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

    4Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, But the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, But he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, But the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the way of righteousness is life; In its path there is no death.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

    19He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

  • Prov 21:6-7
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    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

    7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.

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

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 13:21-22
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    21Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.

    22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 11:30
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    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; The treacherous for the upright.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, But gives to the afflicted their right.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Eccl 5:14
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    14Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.

  • Job 35:8
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    8Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; And your righteousness may profit a son of man.

  • Prov 1:19
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    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

  • Prov 10:1
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    1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death.

  • Prov 10:20-22
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    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many, But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

    22Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it.

  • Mic 6:10
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    10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, And a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume, and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.} that is accursed?

  • Prov 10:6-7
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

    7The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot.

  • Prov 10:29-31
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    29The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He will fall into his own trap; But the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 13:14
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    14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, To turn from the snares of death.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • Ezek 33:18
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    18When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evil-doing.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, But the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.