Proverbs 15:6
The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
In Context
7The lippes of the wise do sowe knowledge: but the heart of the foolishe do not so.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:21That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure.
Proverbs 13:22He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.
Proverbs 16:8Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.
Ecclesiastes 4:6One handfull [saith he] is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:6
5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Hence, 1. Let superiors be admonished to give instruction and reproof to those that are under their charge, as they will answer it in the day of account. They must not only instruct with the light of knowledge, but reprove with the heat of zeal; and both these must be done with the authority and affection of a father, and must be continued, though the desired effect be not immediately perceived. If the instruction be despised,… Read the whole commentary →