2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 10:2
The Righteous and the Wicked: Wisdom in Speech, Work, Wealth, and Life
The chapter moves as a concentrated collection rather than a single linear argument. Its repeated contrasts form a moral portrait of the righteous and the wicked, with major clusters around family, work, wealth, speech, discipline, desire, fear, and destiny.
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Ill-gottenרֶ֑שַׁעH7562Noun - masculine singulartreasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹתH214Noun - masculine plural constructprofitי֭וֹעִילוּH3276Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralnothingלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlebut righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularbrings deliveranceתַּצִּ֥ילH5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularfrom deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃H4194Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular