Proverbs 10:2
“Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,.... By which are meant either a large abundance of riches in general, which for…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Righteousness - Including, perhaps, the idea of benevolence. Compare the use of δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē, in Mat 6:1 (the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 10:2-3
These two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Treasures of wickedness … righteousness The contrast would seem to be between "wickedness" in its highest prosperity and…
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