Proverbs 15:6


Great and priceless treasure is in the house of the [consistently] righteous one [who seeks godly instruction and grows in wisdom],
But trouble is in the income of the wicked one [who rejects the laws of God].

Proverbs 8:21


That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

Job 20:19-23


“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.

Psalm 37:16


Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

Psalm 112:3


Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.

Proverbs 10:22


The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

Proverbs 13:22


A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.

Proverbs 15:16


Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 16:8


Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.

Proverbs 21:20


There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],
But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-14

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).

Hebrews 11:26

He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].

James 5:1-3

Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

The house

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 8:21

That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth and true riches,
And that I may fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.
Proverbs 21:20

There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future],
But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
Psalm 112:3

Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.
Hebrews 11:26
He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of Egypt; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].

In the revenues

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].
Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.
Job 20:19

“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.
Psalm 37:16

Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).
James 5:1
Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.

General references

Proverbs 24:4

And by knowledge its rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.