Proverbs 15:6
בֵּית צַדִּיק חֹסֶן רָב וּבִתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
5אֱוִיל יִנְאַץ מוּסַר אָבִיו וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יַעְרִֽם ׃
7שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא ־ כֵֽן ׃
Cross References
Job 20:19כִּֽי ־ רִצַּץ עָזַב דַּלִּים בַּיִת גָּזַל וְלֹא יִבֶנֵֽהוּ ׃
Psalms 112:3הוֹן ־ וָעֹשֶׁר בְּבֵיתוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַֽד ׃
Proverbs 8:21לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּֽא ׃ פ
Proverbs 13:22טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי ־ בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא ׃
Proverbs 16:8טוֹב ־ מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאוֹת בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Ecclesiastes 4:6טוֹב מְלֹא כַף נָחַת מִמְּלֹא חָפְנַיִם עָמָל וּרְעוּת רֽוּחַ ׃
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 →