Proverbs
Proverbs 10:2
2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing,
but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ill-gotten | רֶ֑שַׁע | re·ša‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7562 wickedness |
| treasures | אוֹצְר֣וֹת | ’ō·wṣ·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse |
| profit | י֭וֹעִילוּ | yō·w·‘î·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| nothing | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| but righteousness | וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה | ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| brings deliverance | תַּצִּ֥יל | taṣ·ṣîl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from death | מִמָּֽוֶת׃ | mim·mā·weṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 11:4 · Proverbs 12:28 · Proverbs 21:6 · Psalm 49:6–10 · Romans 5:21 · Ezekiel 7:19 · Zephaniah 1:18 · Isaiah 10:2–3 · Luke 16:22–23 · Daniel 4:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.