Bible Strands
Proverbs 15:6
The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The verse appears in a wisdom collection contrasting the outcomes of righteous and wicked conduct, positioned between a proverb on heeding correction and one on the spread of knowledge.
The words — חֹסֶן (Chosen) denotes stored wealth or treasure, while נֶעְכָּרֶת (ne'karat) literally means trouble or strife, framing the verse’s core contrast.
The thread — This theme of divergent household outcomes echoes Proverbs 8:21, where the wise receive full treasuries, and Proverbs 21:20, which contrasts the wise dwelling’s precious stores with the fool’s consumption.
Why it lands — The text states that the righteous possess abundant wealth while the wicked’s gains bring distress, requiring readers to recognize that moral alignment directly shapes material and emotional consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 8:21 bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
- Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Psalms 112:3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Psalms 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
- Hebrews 11:26 He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
- Job 20:19 For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.
- Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Proverbs 15:16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.