Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
In the revenues
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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].
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.
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.
“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).
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.
And by knowledge its rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.