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Proverbs 11:4

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Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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  1. Proverbs 10:2Rank 1 from verse 4
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    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  2. Zephaniah 1:18Rank 2 from verse 4
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    18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

  3. Genesis 7:1Rank 3 from verse 4
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    1AND the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

  4. Ezekiel 7:19Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

  5. 1 Timothy 4:8Rank 5 from verse 4
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    8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  6. Psalms 49:6–8Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

    8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

  7. Luke 12:20Rank 7 from verse 4
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    20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

  8. Matthew 16:26Rank 8 from verse 4
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    26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  9. Job 36:18–19Rank 9 from verse 4
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    18Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

    19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  10. Proverbs 12:28Rank 10 from verse 4
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    28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  11. Romans 5:17Rank 11 from verse 4
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    17For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

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Proverbs 11:4

COMBINED MEANING

profit

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Sense 1: Benefit or advantage. Sense 2: To benefit, improve, or advance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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11:3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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11:5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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