Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Proverbs 10:2
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- י֭וֹעִילוּYo.'i.lu“they profit”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָעַל · “to gain” · Strong's H3276
- אוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.Rot“treasures of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from אוֹצָר · “treasure” · Strong's H0214
- רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'“wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שַׁע · “wickedness” · Strong's H7562
- וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.Kah“and righteousness”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צְדָקָה · “righteousness” · Strong's H6666
- תַּצִּ֥ילta.Tzil“it delivers”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָצַל · “to rescue” · Strong's H5337
- מִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vet“from death”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)