The Meaning of Proverbs 11:4 Explained

Proverbs 11:4

KJV: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

YLT: Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Darby: Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death.

ASV: Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Riches  profit  not in the day  of wrath:  but righteousness  delivereth  from death. 

What does Proverbs 11:4 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Riches do not profit in the day of God"s wrath (cf. Job 21:30; Ezekiel 7:19; Zephaniah 1:18). [1]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 11

1  On Deception

What do the individual words in Proverbs 11:4 mean?

Not do profit Riches in the day of wrath but righteousness delivers from death
לֹא־ יוֹעִ֣יל ה֭וֹן בְּי֣וֹם עֶבְרָ֑ה וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת

יוֹעִ֣יל  do  profit 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָעַל  
Sense: (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail.
ה֭וֹן  Riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: הֹון  
Sense: wealth, riches, substance.
בְּי֣וֹם  in  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
עֶבְרָ֑ה  of  wrath 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶבְרָה  
Sense: outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance.
וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה  but  righteousness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: צְדָקָה  
Sense: justice, righteousness.
תַּצִּ֥יל  delivers 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: נָצַל  
Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
מִמָּֽוֶת  from  death 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.