Berean Standard Bible
“Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.”
With chapter 10 begins the main collection of short sayings attributed to Solomon, typically pairing a contrast between the righteous and the wicked. Each proverb is a compressed observation about how life usually works under God's moral order.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
World English Bible (WEB)
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
King James Version (KJV)
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Los tesoros de maldad no serán de provecho: mas la justicia libra de muerte.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Las riquezas mal adquiridas no tienen un valor duradero, pero la vida honrada libra de la muerte.
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