Proverbs 21:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.

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  • Ps 112:3 : 3 Riches and treasures shalbe in his house, and his righteousnesse endureth for euer.
  • Matt 25:3-4 : 3 The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them. 4 But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.
  • Ps 23:5 : 5 Thou doest prepare a table before me in the sight of mine aduersaries: thou doest anoynt mine head with oyle, and my cuppe runneth ouer.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
  • Prov 15:6 : 6 The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.
  • Eccl 5:19 : 19 (5:18) Also to euery man to whom God hath giuen riches and treasures, and giueth him power to eate thereof, and to take his part, and to enioy his labour: this is the gift of God.
  • Eccl 7:11 : 11 (7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.
  • Eccl 10:19 : 19 They prepare bread for laughter, and wine comforteth the liuing, but siluer answereth to all.
  • Jer 41:8 : 8 But tenne men were founde among them, that saide vnto Ishmael, Slay vs not: for we haue treasures in the fielde, of wheate, and of barley, and of oyle, and of honie: so he stayed, and slew them not among their brethren.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Lay not vp treasures for your selues vpon the earth, where the mothe & canker corrupt, and where theeues digge through and steale. 20 But lay vp treasures for your selues in heauen, where neither the mothe nor canker corrupteth, & where theeues neither digge through, nor steale.
  • Job 20:15 : 15 He hath deuoured substance, and hee shall vomit it: for God shall drawe it out of his bellie.
  • Job 20:18 : 18 He shal restore the labour, and shall deuoure no more: euen according to the substance shalbe his exchange, & he shal enioy it no more.
  • Matt 25:8 : 8 And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good, and an euill man out of the euill treasure of his heart bringeth foorth euill: for of the aboundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
  • Luke 15:14 : 14 Nowe when hee had spent all, there arose a great dearth throughout that land, and he began to be in necessitie.
  • Luke 16:1 : 1 And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.
  • Luke 16:19-25 : 19 There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day. 20 Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores, 21 And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores. 22 And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome. 24 Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, & coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.

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