Proverbs 15:6
In the house of the righteous is much wealth; But in the revenues of the wicked there is trouble.
Noyes Bible
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
5The fool despiseth the correction of his father; But he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
7The lips of the wise spread abroad knowledge; But the heart of the foolish is not sound.
Cross References
Job 20:19Because he hath oppressed and abandoned the poor, And seized upon the house which he did not build;
Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches shall be in his house; His righteousness shall endure for ever.
Proverbs 8:21I cause those who love me to possess substance; Yea, I fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 13:22The good man leaveth his substance to his children's children; But the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues without right.
Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a hand full of quietness, than both hands full of weariness and striving after 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 →