Proverbs 15:6
There's plenty of treasure where good people live, but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
Free Bible Version
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
5Only a foolish son despises his father's instruction, but one who accepts correction is sensible.
7Wise people share their knowledge, but stupid people don't think like that.
Cross References
Job 20:19For they have oppressed and abandoned the poor; they have seized houses they did not build.
Psalms 112:3Their families will be wealthy; the good they do has eternal results.
Proverbs 8:21I grant wealth to those who love me; I fill their treasure storehouses.
Proverbs 13:22Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is saved for those who live right.
Proverbs 16:8Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.
Ecclesiastes 4:6It's better to earn a little without stress than a lot with too much stress and chasing after the wind.
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 →