Proverbs 10 · Verse 2

Proverbs 10:2

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

Proverbs 10:2, King James Version

Proverbs 10:2 in other translations

BSB	Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
WEB	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
ASV	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
YLT	Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
DARBY	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.
BBE	Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
Webster	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

What does Proverbs 10:2 mean?

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 (Psa 112:9). death--the greatest of all evils.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 2 Treasures of wickedness - Property gained by wicked means. Delivered from death - Treasures gained by robbery often bring their possessors to an untimely death; but those gained by righteous dealing bring with them no such consequences.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 10:2-3

Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 10:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808

י֭וֹעִילוּYo.'i.luthey profitH3276

אוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.Rottreasures ofH214

רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickednessH7562

וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousnessH6666

תַּצִּ֥ילta.Tzilit deliversH5337

מִמָּֽוֶת\׃mi.Ma.vetfrom deathH4194

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 10:2

Proverbs 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 12:28
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Psalms 49:6-10
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. …
Romans 5:21
That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Zephaniah 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 riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
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 stumblingblock of their iniquity.
Isaiah 10:2-3
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! And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
Daniel 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.
Luke 16:22-23
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; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Romans 2:5
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
Luke 12:15-21
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Treasures.
11:4; Ps 49:6-10; Isa 10:2,3; Zep 1:18; Lu 12:15-21; 16:22,23
Ro 2:5; Jas 5:1-3
but.
12:28; Da 4:27; Ro 5:21; Php 3:9

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Context

Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 10:3
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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Proverbs 10:2 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Los tesoros de maldad no serán de provecho: mas la justicia libra de muerte.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Les trésors de la méchanceté ne profitent de rien, mais la justice délivre de la mort.
German Elberfelder 1871	Schätze der Gesetzlosigkeit nützen nichts, aber Gerechtigkeit errettet vom Tode.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Nil proderunt thesauri impietatis, justitia vero liberabit a morte.