New American Standard Bible (©1995) Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) Riches are of no help on the day of fury, but righteousness saves from death. King James Bible Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. Jump to Previous Occurrence Death Delivereth Delivers Keeps Profit Profiteth Riches Righteousness Safe Wealth Worthless Wrath Jump to Next Occurrence Death Delivereth Delivers Keeps Profit Profiteth Riches Righteousness Safe Wealth Worthless Wrath Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 4 Note, 1. The day of death will be a day of wrath. It is a messenger of God's wrath; therefore when Moses had meditated on man's mortality he takes occasion thence to admire the power of God's anger, Ps. 110:11. It is a debt owing, not to nature, but to God's justice. After death the judgment, and that is a day of wrath, Rev. 6:17. 2. Riches will stand men in no stead that day. They will neither put by the stroke nor ease the pain, much less take out the sting; what profit will this world's birth-rights be of then? In the day of public judgments riches often expose men rather than protect them, Eze. 7:19. 3. It is righteousness only that will deliver from the evil of death. A good conscience will make death easy, and take off the terror of it; it is the privilege of the righteous only not to be hurt of the second death, and so not much hurt by the first. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: but day death delivers do from in is not of profit Riches righteousness the Wealth worthless wrath Bible Browser |