Proverbs 15:6

American Standard Version (1901)

In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:21 : 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.
  • Job 20:19-23 : 19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up. 20 Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth. 21 There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: The hand of every one that is in misery shall come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
  • Eccl 5:10-14 : 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes? 12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: 14 and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt: for he looked unto the recompense of reward.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

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    16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Mic 6:10
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    10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 13:6-7
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    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 15:27-28
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    27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

  • Prov 3:33
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    33The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 13:21-23
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    21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Prov 12:7
    74%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 112:3
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    3Wealth and riches are in his house; And his righteousness endureth for ever.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

  • Job 22:18
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    18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

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  • Prov 10:15-16
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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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    6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

  • Prov 21:6-7
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    14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.

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    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

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    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!

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    72%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

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  • Prov 21:18
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  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 14:33
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  • Prov 12:5
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  • Prov 29:16
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  • Prov 12:13
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    13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.