Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
righteous	צַ֭דִּיק Tza.dik	H6662	just · adjective, masculine singular absolute
much	רָ֑ב Rav	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine singular absolute
treasure	חֹ֣סֶן Cho.sen	H2633	wealth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
revenues	וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת u.vit.vu.'At	H8393	income · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
wicked	רָשָׁ֣ע ra.Sha'	H7563	morally wrong · noun, common masculine singular absolute
trouble	נֶעְכָּֽרֶת ne'.Ka.ret	H5916	properly · verb, niphal active participle, feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Proverbs 8:21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 21:20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Psalms 112:3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Psalms 37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Hebrews 11:26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
Job 20:19-23 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:6

Note, 1. Where righteousness is riches are, and the comforts of them: In the house of the righteous is much treasure. Religion teaches men to be diligent, temperate, and just, and by these means, ordinarily, the estate is increased. But that is not all: God blesses the habitation of the just, and that blessing makes rich without trouble. Or, if there be not much of this world's goods, yet where there is grace there is true treasure; and those who have but little, if they have a heart to be therewith content, and to enjoy the comfort of that little, it is enough; it is all riches. The righteous perhaps are not themselves enriched, but there is treasure in their house, a blessing in store, whi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 15:6

treasure--implying utility. trouble--vexation and affliction.

John Gill on Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure,.... God sometimes blesses the righteous with great riches, as he did Abraham; or, however, if they have but little, it is better than the riches of many wicked; because they have what they have with a blessing, and they are content with it: and they have abundance of spiritual treasure; they have God for their portion; Christ, and all good things along with him; the rich graces of the Spirit; a rich experience of the grace of God; and all this is but a pledge and earnest of what they shall possess hereafter; but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble; they have much trouble in getting their riches, by which they pierce themselves through wit…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 15:1-6

We take these verses together as forming a group which begins with a proverb regarding the good and evil which flows from the tongue, and closes with a proverb regarding the treasure in which blessing is found, and that in which no blessing is found. Pro 15:1 1 A soft answer turneth away wrath, And a bitter word stirreth up anger. In the second line, the common word for anger (אף, from the breathing with the nostrils, Pro 14:17) is purposely placed, but in the first, that which denotes anger in the highest degree (חמה from יחם, cogn. חמם, Arab. hamiya, to glow, like שׁנה from ישׁן): a mild, gentle word turns away the heat of anger (excandescentiam), puts it back, cf. Pro 25:15. The Dagesh in…

The Church Fathers

The house of the righteous contains great treasure, etc. The house of Christ, that is, the Church, has great strength; so that rain, winds, and rivers of frequent temptations cannot demolish it. And in the works of the devil there is continuous turmoil, because he attempts to overthrow the same house of Christ through false brothers or open adversaries.
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Riches · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Righteousness · They who walk in, and follow: Are enriched — They who walk in, and follow: Are enriched

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 15:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 15:6

John Gill on Proverbs 15:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 15:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 15:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 15:6

John Gill on Proverbs 15:6

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 15:1-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 15:6

Rashi on Proverbs 15:6