KJV
Click to Change
Return to Top
In Proverbs 11:4, Solomon says, Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death (v. 4). Wealth can be useful in many ordinary situations, but there is a boundary beyond which money has no power. When God’s judgment comes, riches cannot purchase exemption.
The day of wrath points to a moment of reckoning, when appearances fall away and truth is fully exposed. On that day, accumulated resources cannot save the soul or justify a crooked life. This is why Proverbs keeps warning against false confidence in material advantage.
By contrast, righteousness delivers from death. In immediate terms, righteousness preserves a person from many destructive outcomes. In the larger biblical story, this points beyond itself to the only lasting refuge from death—God’s provision of righteousness. Romans 3:22-24 points to the righteousness given through Jesus, who alone fully rescues from death (to learn more about how God provides righteousness through Christ as the only lasting rescue from death and the means to live according to His design, please read our commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:21).
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 11:4 Meaning
|
Line-By-Line Order:
 Verse-ReferenceReference-VerseSeparate LineVerse OnlyReference Only |
Reference Delimiters:
None — Jhn 1:1 KJV Square — [Jhn 1:1 KJV]Curly — {Jhn 1:1 KJV}Parens — (Jhn 1:1 KJV) |
|
Paragraph Order:
Verse-ReferenceReference-VerseReference-Only |
Number Delimiters:*
No NumberNo Delimiter — 15Square — [15]Curly — {15}Parens — (15) |
|
Other Options:
 Abbreviate Books Use SBL Abbrev.En dash not Hyphen |
Quotes Around VersesRemove Square BracketsSort Canonically |
* 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order'
The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of Scripture. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry.
Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding.
Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
©2026 Blue Letter Bible | Privacy Policy
Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs.
Loading
Loading
| Interlinear |
| Bibles |
| Cross-Refs |
| Commentaries |
| Dictionaries |
| Miscellaneous |
