Proverbs 21:20
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
21He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Cross References
Job 20:15He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.
Psalms 23:5Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thou have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Ecclesiastes 5:19Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes glad the life, and money answers all things.
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:20
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Note, 1. Unbridled passions embitter and spoil the comfort of all relations. A peevish angry wife makes her husband's life uneasy, to whom she should be a comfort and a meet help. Those cannot dwell in peace and happiness that cannot dwell in peace and love. Even those that are one flesh, if they be not withal one spirit, have no joy of their union. 2. It is better to have no company than bad company. The wife of thy covenant… Read the whole commentary →