King James Version

Proverbs 15:6

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

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בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).חֹ֣סֶןchosenrichesחֹסֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “riches”, the ordinary formH2633wealthriches, strength, treasure.רָ֑בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וּבִתְבוּאַ֖תuvitvuatand in fruitתְּבוּאָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and in fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.רָשָׁ֣עrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.נֶעְכָּֽרֶתnekarettroubleעָכַרverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “trouble”, a verb used as a describing wordH5916properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or afficttrouble, stir.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

[In] the house of the righteous [is] abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked — trouble.

World English Bible

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

The house of the just is very much strength: and in the fruits of the wicked is trouble.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the houses of the righteous is much strength: but the fruits of the ungodly shall perish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἴκοις δικαίων ἰσχὺς πολλή, καρποὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀπολοῦνται.