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Proverbs 10:2–3

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2aTreasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

But righteousness delivers from death.

3Yahweh awill not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger,

But He bwill push away the craving of the wicked.

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Cross references

  1. aPs 49:7; Prov 11:4; 21:6; Ezek 7:19; Luke 12:19, 20
  2. aPs 34:9, 10; 37:25; Prov 28:25; Matt 6:33
  3. bPs 112:10; Prov 28:9

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,

but righteousness delivers from death.

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,

but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,

but righteousness rescues from death.

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,

but he denies the wicked what they crave.

NLTNew Living Translation

Tainted wealth has no lasting value,

but right living can save your life.

The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,

but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Treasures of wickedness do not profit,

but righteousness delivers from death.

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry,

but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

KJV 1900King James Version

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:

But righteousness delivereth from death.

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish:

But he casteth away the substance of the wicked.