Proverbs 11 · Verse 4

Proverbs 11:4

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11:4, King James Version

Proverbs 11:4 in other translations

BSBRiches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
WEBRiches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
ASVRiches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
YLTWealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
DARBYWealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
BBEWealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
WebsterRiches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

What does Proverbs 11:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. (Compare Pr 10:2). wrath--that is, of God.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath - Among men they can do all things; but they cannot purchase the remission of sins, nor turn aside the wrath of God when that is poured out upon the opulent transgressor.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Riches will stand men in no stead in the day of death.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 11:4 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
יוֹעִ֣ילyo.'Ilit profitsH3276
ה֭וֹןHonwealthH1952
בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomin [the] day ofH3117
עֶבְרָ֑ה'ev.RahfuryH5678
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 11:4

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 10:2

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

  • Genesis 7:1

    And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

  • 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.

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Psalms 49:6-8

    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:)

  • Matthew 16:26

    For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Luke 12:20

    But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  • Proverbs 12:28

    In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Romans 5:17

    For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

  • Job 36:18-19

    Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Riches.
10:2; Job 36:18,19; Ps 49:6-8; Eze 7:19; Zep 1:18; Mt 16:26
Lu 12:20
but.
12:28; Ge 7:1; Ro 5:17; 1Ti 4:8

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Context

  • Proverbs 11:3

    The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Proverbs 11:4

    Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Proverbs 11:5

    The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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Proverbs 11:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No aprovecharán las riquezas en el día de la ira: mas la justicia librará de muerte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les richesses ne profitent de rien au jour de la colère, mais la justice délivre de la mort.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Vermögen nützt nichts am Tage des Zornes, aber Gerechtigkeit errettet vom Tode.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non proderunt divitiæ in die ultionis; justitia autem liberabit a morte.