💡WEB · Proverbs 11:4
What does Proverbs 11:4 mean?
"Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."
— Proverbs 11:4 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.
When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
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