Proverbs 11:4
Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
In Context
3The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.
5The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.
Cross References
Genesis 7:1And Jehovah saith to Noah, 'Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;
Job 36:18Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.
Proverbs 10:2Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.
Isaiah 10:3And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? — from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?
Ezekiel 14:14and these three men have been in its midst, Noah, Daniel, and Job — they by their righteousness deliver their own soul — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Matthew 16:26for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:4
Advantages of the Righteous. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. It is not only promised that God will guide the upright, and threatened that he will destroy the transgressors, but, that we may be the more fully assured of both, it is here represented as if the nature of the thing were such on both sides that it would do it itself. 1. The integrity of an honest man will itself be his guide in the way of duty and the way of safety. His… Read the whole commentary →