Proverbs 21:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ Precious treasure remains in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man spendeth it up.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ There are precious treasures and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a self-confident and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise, but fools swallow them up.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ There is desirable treasure, as well as oil, in the habitations of the just. And the imprudent man will waste it.

Proverbs 21:20 Cross References

Job 20:15

He swallows down riches and vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.

Job 20:18

He will give back the fruit of his toil, and will not swallow it down; from the profit of his trading he will get no enjoyment.

Psalm 112:3

Wealth and riches are in his house; and his righteousness endures for ever.

Psalm 23:5

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.

Proverbs 15:6

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

Proverbs 22:4

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 8:21

endowing with wealth those who love me, and filling their treasuries.

Ecclesiastes 10:19

Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Every man also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and find enjoyment in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun.

Jeremiah 41:8

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not kill them with their companions.

Matthew 25:8

And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

Luke 15:14

And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want.

Luke 16:1

He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.

Luke 6:45

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.