Proverbs 10:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

What you gain by doing evil won't help you at all. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:4

When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

Proverbs 21:6

Cheating to get rich is a foolish dream and no less than suicide.

Proverbs 12:28

Living right is a pathway that leads to life and away from death.

Romans 5:21

Sin ruled by means of death. But God's gift of grace now rules, and God has accepted us because of Jesus Christ our Lord. This means that we will have eternal life.

Zephaniah 1:18

Not even your silver or gold can save you on that day when I, the Lord, am angry. My anger will flare up like a furious fire scorching the earth and everyone on it.”

Ezekiel 7:19

Your silver and gold will be thrown into the streets like garbage, because those are the two things that led you into sin, and now they cannot save you from my anger. They are not even worth enough to buy food.

Romans 2:5

But you are stubborn and refuse to turn to God. So you are making things even worse for yourselves on that day when he will show how angry he is and will judge the world with fairness.

Philippians 3:9

and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ.

Daniel 4:27

Your Majesty, please be willing to do what I say. Turn from your sins and start living right; have mercy on those who are mistreated. Then all will go well with you for a long time.

Proverbs 13:11

Money wrongly gained will disappear bit by bit; money earned little by little will grow and grow.