Proverbs 10:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-3

These two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get unjustly will do them no good, because God will blast it: Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, Prov. 10:2. The treasures of wicked people, much more the treasure which they have made themselves masters of by any wicked people, by oppression of fraud, though it be ever so much, as a treasure, and laid up ever so safely, though it be hidden treasure, yet it profits nothing;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing ,.... By which are meant either a large abundance of riches in general, which for the most part are enjoyed by wicked men, and abused to wicked purposes, Proverbs 11:4 ; or an affluence of them, obtained in a wicked way, by fraud, oppression, and the like; see Micah 6:10 ; Or are either not used at all, or put to wicked uses: what are not used profit not the possessors of them, for they are "kept to the hurt of the owners" of them; and those which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness - Property gained by wicked means. Delivered from death - Treasures gained by robbery often bring their possessors to an untimely death; but those gained by righteous dealing bring with them no such consequences. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

The service of speech, etc "Man is a talking animal," we say. But if we are distinguished from the brute creation by the mere fact of speech, how truly are we divided from one another by the use we make of that human faculty! To what height of worthiness one man may rise, and what inestimable service he may render, but to what depth of wrong another man may fall, and what mischief he may work, by the use of his tongue! I. THE SERVICE OF SPEECH . "By our words" we may do great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness; treasures acquired by wrong doing ( Micah 6:10 ). Profit nothing "in the day of calamity" ( Ecclesiastes 5:8 ; comp. Proverbs 11:4 ). The LXX . renders, "Treasures will not profit the wicked;" so Aquila. "For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?" ( Matthew 16:26 ). Righteousness ( Proverbs 14:34 ); not simply justice and moral goodness, but more especially liberality, benevolence. So in Matthew 6:1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-6

Four conditions of well being That we may enjoy a prosperity which is truly human, we must do well and be well in three directions—in our circumstances, in our mind (our intellectual powers), and in our character. And that which tends to build up on the one hand, or to destroy on the other hand, will be found to affect us in these three spheres. The conditions of well being as suggested by the passage are— I. RECTITUDE . ( Proverbs 10:2 , Proverbs 10:3 .) Righteousness before God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-7

Moral contrast in earthly lot and destiny I. ILL - GOTTEN WEALTH AND RECTITUDE . ( Proverbs 10:2 .) The former cannot avert sudden death or shame ( Proverbs 10:25 , Proverbs 10:27 ); the latter is vital , and stands the man in good stead in every hour of human trial, and of Divine judgment. II. HONEST POVERTY AND PROFLIGATE GREED . ( Proverbs 10:3 .) The former does not hunger , is contented with little, has true satisfaction. The latter is never... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:2

Proverbs 10:2. Treasures of wickedness Such as are got by any sort of unjust or wicked practices; or worldly riches in general, termed by our Lord, the mammon of unrighteousness, Luke 16:9, because they are often used in an unrighteous manner, and made instruments of unrighteousness, and for other reasons there explained; profit nothing Do the possessor no good at the time here intended, but, as is implied in the opposite member of the sentence, much hurt. They not only do not deliver... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

10:1-22:16PROVERBS OF SOLOMONThe proverbs in this section are usually written in a simple two-line form, each proverb usually being equal to one verse in our Bible. Although the editor of the book has in parts brought together proverbs dealing with a similar subject or principle, each proverb must be considered by itself.Clearly there is not enough space in a commentary of this size to explain each separate proverb. Readers will gain most benefit from Proverbs by reading it over a period (for... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:2

wickedness = lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44 . profit nothing. Illustrations: Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 12:1-4 , 2 Chronicles 12:9 ); Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20-27 . 2 Kings 21:6 ); Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:31 , Daniel 4:33 ; Belshazzar (Daniel 5:0 ); the Rich FoolLuk 12:20, Luke 12:21 . Compare Luke 16:23 , Luke 16:24 ). Compare Proverbs 11:28 . righteousness delivereth, &c. Illustrations: Daniel (Proverbs 6:22-30 . Compare Proverbs 13:6 ); Noah (Genesis 7:1 .Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 11:7 ). ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 10:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 10:2-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 10:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 10:2

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