4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:4
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 4
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Richesה֭וֹןH1952Noun - masculine singularvvvלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleare worthlessיוֹעִ֣ילH3276Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the dayבְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof wrathעֶבְרָ֑הH5678Noun - feminine singularbut righteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularbrings deliveranceתַּצִּ֥ילH5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularfrom deathמִמָּֽוֶת׃H4194Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular