Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 10:2 in context
Proverbs 10:1–5
1
The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father;
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
2
Selected verse
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3
The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
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