Proverbs 10:2 meaning and explanation
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Proverbs 10:2, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse opens Solomon's collection of short sayings, contrasting two ways of gaining security. "Treasures of wickedness," wealth acquired by dishonesty or oppression, cannot ultimately profit, because it cannot buy what matters most.
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