Verse 6

`In' the house of the righteous `is' abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked -- trouble.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 8:21 : 21 To cause my lovers to inherit substance, Yea, their treasures I fill.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 Wealth and riches `are' in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.
  • Job 20:19-23 : 19 For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it. 20 For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself. 21 There is not a remnant to his food, Therefore his good doth not stay. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him. 23 It cometh to pass, at the filling of his belly, He sendeth forth against him The fierceness of His anger, Yea, He raineth on him in his eating.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better `is' the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 `Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.'
  • Eccl 5:10-14 : 10 Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity. 11 In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit `is' to its possessor except the sight of his eyes? 12 Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep. 13 There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil. 14 And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!
  • Heb 11:26 : 26 greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;
  • Prov 13:22 : 22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous `is' the sinner's wealth.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better `is' a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better `is' a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon `you'; 2 your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten; 3 your gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days!