Proverbs 15:6
Abundant strength [is in] the house of the righteous, || And in the increase of the wicked—trouble.
Literal Standard 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
5A fool despises the instruction of his father, || And whoever is regarding reproof is prudent.
7The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, || And the heart of fools [is] not right.
Cross References
Job 20:19For he oppressed—he forsook the poor, || He has taken a house away violently, || And he does not build it.
Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches [are] in his house, || And his righteousness is standing forever.
Proverbs 8:21To cause my lovers to inherit substance, || Indeed, I fill their treasures.
Proverbs 13:22A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, || And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 16:8Better [is] a little with righteousness, || Than abundance of increase without justice.
Ecclesiastes 4:6“Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labor and distress of spirit.”
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 →