Proverbs 10:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Wealth gained by doing wrong will not really help you, but doing right will save you from death.

Cross References

Proverbs 11:4

Money is worthless when you face God’s punishment, but living right will save you from death.

Proverbs 21:6

Wealth that comes from telling lies disappears quickly and leads to death.

Proverbs 12:28

Along the path of goodness there is life; that is the way to live forever.

Romans 5:21

Sin once used death to rule us. But God gave us more of his grace so that grace could rule by making us right with him. And this brings us eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their gold and silver will not help them! At that time the Lord will become very upset and angry. The Lord will destroy the whole world! He will completely destroy everyone on earth!”

Ezekiel 7:19

They will throw their silver idols into the streets. They will treat their gold statues like dirty rags, because those things will not be able to save them when the Lord shows his anger. Those things were nothing but a trap that caused the people to fall. They will not give food to the people or put food in their bellies.

Romans 2:5

But you are so stubborn! You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will be punished on the day when God will show his anger. On that day everyone will see how right God is to judge people.

Philippians 3:9

I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him.

Daniel 4:27

So, King, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Stop doing bad things and be kind to poor people. Then you might continue to be successful.”

Proverbs 13:11

Money gained by cheating others will soon be gone. Money earned through hard work will grow and grow.