Proverbs 15:6
In the houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.
LXX2012 (US English)
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 lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
Cross References
Job 20:19For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built it not.
Psalms 112:3From the rising of the sun to his setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. 1
Proverbs 8:21that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember also to recount the things of old.
Proverbs 13:22A good man shall inherit children's children; and the wealth of ungodly men is laid up for the just.
Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness 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 →