Proverbs 21:20
A treasure to be desired, and oil, || [Is] in the habitation of the wise, || And a foolish man swallows it up.
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In Context
19Better to dwell in a wilderness land, || Than [with] a woman of contentions and anger.
21Whoever is pursuing righteousness and kindness, || Finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Cross References
Job 20:15He has swallowed wealth, and vomits it. God drives it out from his belly.
Psalms 23:5You arrange a table before me, || In front of my adversaries, || You have anointed my head with oil, || My cup is full!
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of YHWH—it makes rich, || And He adds no grief with it.
Ecclesiastes 5:19Every man also to whom God has given wealth and riches, and has given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labor, this is a gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 10:19For mirth they are making a feast, || And wine makes life joyful, || And the silver answers with all.
Matthew 6:19Do not treasure up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, 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 →