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Proverbs 10:2–3

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10:2Treasures gained by wickedness5 do not profit,

but righteousness6 delivers from mortal danger.7

10:3The Lord satisfies8 the appetite9 of the righteous,

but he thwarts10 the craving11 of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. 5 Heb “treasures of wickedness” (so , ); “Ill-gotten gains”; “Wealth that you get by dishonesty.”
  2. 6 The term “righteousness” here means honesty (cf. ). Wealth has limited value even if gained honestly; but honesty delivers from mortal danger.
  3. 7 Heb “death.” This could refer to literal death, but it is probably figurative here for mortal danger or ruin.
  4. 8 Heb “does not allow … to go hungry.” The expression “The Lord does not allow the appetite of the righteous to go hungry” is an example of tapeinosis—a figurative expression stated in the negative to emphasize the positive: The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous.
  5. 9 The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) means “soul” but its root meaning is “throat” and it has a broad range of meanings; here it denotes “appetite” ( 660 5.a; see, e.g., Pss 63:6; 107:9; Prov 27:7; Isa 56:11; 58:10; Jer 50:19; Ezek 7:19). The term could denote “desire” ( 660 6.a) which would include the inner urge for success. By contrast, the wicked live unfulfilled lives—as far as spiritual values are concerned.
  6. 10 Heb “thrusts away” (cf. , ); “refuses to satisfy.” The verb הָדַף (hadaf) means “to thrust away; to push; to drive,” either to depose or reject ( 213 ).
  7. 11 This verse contrasts the “appetite” of the righteous with the “craving” of the wicked. This word הַוַּה (havvah, “craving”) means “desire” often in a bad sense, as ‘the desire of the wicked,” which could not be wholesome (Ps 52:9).

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

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.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

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.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

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.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

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.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

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.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

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.

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