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Treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתof wickednessרֶשַׁעdo notלֹאprofit,יוֹעִילוּbutוּrighteousnessצְדָקָהrescuesתַּצִּילfrom death.מִמָּוֶת
Proverbs 10:2
Study it in the app“Treasures of wickedness do not profit, but righteousness rescues from death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:2, word by word
- Treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתotsrot
treasure
Valuables stored up.
Where else “otsrot” appears- of wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- profitיוֹעִילוּyoilu
profit, be useful
To profit, to be of use, to serve for something.
Where else “yoilu” appears- righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- rescuesתַּצִּילtatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “tatsil” appears- from deathמָּוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
The context
1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes his father glad, but a senseless son is the grief of his mother.
2 · This verse (above)
3YHWH will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he pushes away.