Proverbs 10:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 10:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 10:2 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 10:2 — KJV
“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.”
— Proverbs 10:2 (KJV)
Proverbs 10:2 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 10:2
“Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:2: profit, righteousness, delivereth
“Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:2: wickedness, profit, righteousness
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:2: wickedness, righteousness
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:2: wickedness, righteousness
“But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 10:2: nothing, death
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