Proverbs 15:6

6 [In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

Proverbs 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

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 with many sorrows; they have much trouble in keeping them; cannot rest nor sleep because of their abundance, lest it should be taken away from them; and they have much trouble in parting with them, when they are, by one providence or another, stripped of them; and, besides, they have them with a curse, and are ever attended with uneasiness, on one account or another.

Proverbs 15:6 In-Context

4 Gentleness of tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it [causes] a break in spirit.
5 A fool will despise the instruction of his father, but he who guards reproof is prudent.
6 [In] the house of the righteous [there is] much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
7 The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
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