Proverbs 10:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 10:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 10:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.”

Proverbs 10:2 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.”

Proverbs 10:2 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.”

Proverbs 10:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.”

Proverbs 10:2 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The treasures of wickednesse profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.”

Proverbs 10:2 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:2 in 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.

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

3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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What Does Proverbs 10:2 Mean?

Proverbs 10:2 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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