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Berean Standard Bible

“Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.”

Proverbs 11:4

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Proverbs 11 sets contrasts between the righteous and the wicked, honesty and deceit. This proverb speaks about what wealth can and cannot do at a moment of crisis.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

World English Bible (WEB)

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

King James Version (KJV)

Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No aprovecharán las riquezas en el día de la ira: mas la justicia librará de muerte.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

De nada servirán las riquezas en el día del juicio, pero la justicia te librará de la muerte.

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