Proverbs
Proverbs 11:4
4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath,
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riches | ה֭וֹן | hō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
| are worthless | יוֹעִ֣יל | yō·w·‘îl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3276 profit, avail, benefit |
| in the day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of wrath | עֶבְרָ֑ה | ‘eḇ·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5678 overflow, arrogance, fury |
| 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.
Zephaniah 1:18 · Proverbs 10:2 · Genesis 7:1 · Ezekiel 7:19 · 1 Timothy 4:8 · Psalm 49:6–8 · Luke 12:20 · Matthew 16:26 · Proverbs 12:28 · Romans 5:17 · Job 36:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.