Proverbs 11:4


Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,
But righteousness rescues from death.

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.

Proverbs 10:2


Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.

Zephaniah 1:18


Neither their silver nor their gold
Will be able to rescue them
On the day of the Lord’s indignation and wrath.
And the whole earth will be consumed
In the fire of His jealous wrath,
For He shall make a full and complete end,
Indeed a terrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Ezekiel 7:19

They will fling their silver into the streets and their gold will be [discarded] like something unclean; their silver and their gold shall not be able to save them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. These [things] cannot satisfy their soul nor fill their stomachs, for they have become their stumbling block and source of sin.

Job 36:18-19


“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;
And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.

Psalm 49:6-8


Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth
And boast of the abundance of their riches?

Proverbs 12:28


In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death [but immortality—eternal life].

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’

Romans 5:17

For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [eternal] life through the One, Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 4:8

For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

But

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death [but immortality—eternal life].
Genesis 7:1
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you with all your household, for you [alone] I have seen as righteous (doing what is right) before Me in this generation.
Romans 5:17
For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [eternal] life through the One, Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 4:8
For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.

General references

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
Matthew 6:19
“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.