The Meaning of Proverbs 15:6 Explained

Proverbs 15:6

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

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

Darby: In the house of a righteous man is much treasure; but in the revenue of a wicked man is disturbance.

ASV: In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 15:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 15:1-17 - Kind Words And Glad Hearts
A soft answer; the tongue of the wise; a wholesome tongue; the lips of the wise; the prayer of the upright-these keywords touch one of the greatest departments of human influence. If we can rule our speech, or at least hand over our tongue and lips to the keeping of God's Spirit, what a world of trouble we should save ourselves and others! And God would keep watch over us and for us. See Proverbs 15:3, r.v.
Notice, also, the inducements to a right and holy life! Treasure in the house; answered prayer; the love of God; a cheerful heart; a contented mind-such are some of the by-products and experiences of those whose life is "hid with Christ in God." When we put first things in the first place, all else is added.
What a comfort it is that God searcheth our hearts and knoweth them altogether! Yes, and even when He chastens and corrects us, it is well. There is no bliss comparable to that of the forgiven sinner, who is called into "the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 15

1  A gentle answer turns away wrath

What do the individual words in Proverbs 15:6 mean?

[In] the house of the righteous [there is] treasure much but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble
בֵּ֣ית צַ֭דִּיק חֹ֣סֶן רָ֑ב וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת

בֵּ֣ית  [In]  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
צַ֭דִּיק  of  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
חֹ֣סֶן  [there  is]  treasure 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹסֶן  
Sense: riches, treasure, wealth.
רָ֑ב  much 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
וּבִתְבוּאַ֖ת  but  in  the  revenue 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּבוּאָה  
Sense: produce, product, revenue.
רָשָׁ֣ע  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
נֶעְכָּֽרֶת  is  trouble 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: עָכַר  
Sense: to trouble, stir up, disturb, make (someone) taboo.