Proverbs 15:6

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The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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  • Prov 8:21 : 21 Granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
  • Job 20:19-23 : 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build. 20 Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures. 21 Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. 22 In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
  • Eccl 5:10-14 : 10 As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them? 11 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep. 12 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners. 13 Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit. 14 As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.

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