Proverbs 15:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק חֹ֣סֶן רָ֑ב וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃

Transliteration

Bêt ṣaddîq ḥōsen rāḇ ûḇitḇûʾat rāšāʿ neʿkāret

Grammar Details

• *Bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
• *ṣaddîq*: adjective, masculine singular - righteous one
• *ḥōsen*: noun, masculine singular - abundance/treasure/wealth
• *rāḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - much/great
• *ûḇitḇûʾat*: conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and in revenue/income of
• *rāšāʿ*: adjective, masculine singular - wicked one
• *neʿkāret*: niphal participle, feminine singular - is trouble/disturbance

Word Meanings

• *Bêt ṣaddîq*: house of righteous/righteous person's home
• *ḥōsen rāḇ*: great treasure/much wealth/abundant storehouse
• *ûḇitḇûʾat rāšāʿ*: but in income of wicked/yet in revenue of evil person
• *neʿkāret*: is trouble/brings turmoil/causes disturbance

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.