Proverbs 11:4
What does Proverbs 11:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 11:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Riches shall not profit in the day of revenge: but justice shall deliver from death.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 7:1
And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
- 1 Timothy 4:8
for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
- Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
- Job 36:18
For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
- Ezekiel 7:19
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 Jehovah: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels; because it hath been the stumblingblock of their iniquity.
- Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
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