Proverbs 10:2
ContextNETBible | Treasures gained by wickedness 1 do not profit, but righteousness 2 delivers from mortal danger. 3 |
XREF | Ps 49:6-10; Pr 11:4; Pr 12:28; Isa 10:2,3; Da 4:27; Zep 1:18; Lu 12:15-21; Lu 16:22,23; Ro 2:5; Ro 5:21; Php 3:9; Jas 5:1-3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “treasures of wickedness” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “Ill-gotten gains”; TEV “Wealth that you get by dishonesty.” 2 sn The term “righteousness” here means honesty (cf. TEV). Wealth has limited value even if gained honestly; but honesty delivers from mortal danger. 3 tn Heb “death.” This could refer to literal death, but it is probably figurative here for mortal danger or ruin. |