Proverbs 15:6

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 15:16 echoes the contrast: a little with fear is better than great treasure with trouble — reinforcing the value of righteousness over wicked wealth.

Proverbs 8:21 promises treasure to those who love wisdom — linking the righteous' treasure here to wisdom's reward.

Proverbs 10:22 adds that the Lord's blessing brings wealth without trouble, clarifying the source and nature of the righteous treasure.

Proverbs 13:22 states the righteous receive the sinner's wealth — connecting to the treasure of the righteous here.

Proverbs 21:20 echoes the same contrast: the wise have precious treasure, but the foolish squander it, reinforcing the fate of the righteous vs wicked.

Proverbs 16:8 states that a little with righteousness is better than great income with injustice, a related but distinct value judgment.

In Proverbs 24:4, knowledge fills rooms with precious riches, adding the specific means to the general principle of treasure in the righteous house.

Job 20:19-23 depicts the wicked's wealth being destroyed, illustrating the 'trouble befalls the income of the wicked' with a narrative example.

Psalm 112:3 Parallel

Psalm 112:3 affirms that wealth and riches are in the house of the righteous, expanding on the promise of treasure for those who fear God.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-14 describes how wealth can bring trouble and be lost, paralleling the trouble that befalls the wicked's income in the proverb.

James 5:1-3 warns the rich that their treasures will rot and bring misery, echoing the trouble that comes on the wicked's wealth.

Psalm 37:16 Parallel

Psalm 37:16 says the little of the righteous is better than the abundance of the wicked, reinforcing the superiority of righteous poverty over wicked wealth.