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Proverbs 21

Prov. 21:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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There is treasure
'owtsar (Hebrew #214)
a depository
KJV usage: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
Pronounce: o-tsaw'
Origin: from 686
l to be desired
chamad (Hebrew #2530)
to delight in
KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (X great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Pronounce: khaw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
and oil
shemen (Hebrew #8081)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
KJV usage: anointing, X fat (things), X fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.
Pronounce: sheh'-men
Origin: from 8080
m in the dwelling
naveh (Hebrew #5116)
from 5115; (adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)
KJV usage: comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
Pronounce: naw-veh'
Origin: or (feminine) navah {naw-vaw'}
of the wise
chakam (Hebrew #2450)
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
KJV usage: cunning (man), subtil, ((un-)), wise((hearted), man).
Pronounce: khaw-kawm'
Origin: from 2449
; but a foolish
kciyl (Hebrew #3684)
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Pronounce: kes-eel'
Origin: from 3688
man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
spendeth it up
bala` (Hebrew #1104)
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
KJV usage: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Pronounce: baw-lah'
Origin: a primitive root
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Luke 6:45• 45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked bringeth forth that which is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. (Luke 6:45)
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Matt. 25:3‑4• 3For the foolish took their torches and took no oil with them;
 4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. (Matt. 25:3‑4)

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Ministry on This Verse

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treasure.
Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich,{HR}And he addeth no sorrow to it. (Prov. 10:22)
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Prov. 15:6• 6In the house of a righteous one [is] much treasure;{HR}But in the revenues of a wicked one is trouble. (Prov. 15:6)
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Psa. 112:3• 3Wealth and riches [shall be] in his house,{HR}And his righteousness standeth forever. (Psa. 112:3)
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Eccl. 5:19• 19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth,{HR}And hath given him power to eat thereof,{HR}And to take his portion,{HR}And to rejoice in his labour;{HR}This is the gift of God. (Eccl. 5:19)
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Eccl. 7:11• 11Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance:{HR}Yea, more excellent [is it] for them that see the sun. (Eccl. 7:11)
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Eccl. 10:19• 19A feast is made for laughter,{HR}And wine maketh glad the life;{HR}And money answereth all things. (Eccl. 10:19)
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Matt. 6:19‑20• 19Lay not up for you treasures on the earth where moth and rust consume, and where thieves dig through and steal;
 20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust corrupteth, and where thieves dig not through nor steal. (Matt. 6:19‑20)
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Luke 6:45• 45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked bringeth forth that which is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. (Luke 6:45)
oil.
Psa. 23:5• 5Thou preparest before me a table in the presence of mine adversaries;{HR}Thou hast anointed my head with oil,{HR}My cup [is] overflowing. (Psa. 23:5)
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Jer. 41:8• 8But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. (Jer. 41:8)
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Matt. 25:3‑4• 3For the foolish took their torches and took no oil with them;
 4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. (Matt. 25:3‑4)
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Matt. 25:3‑4,8• 3For the foolish took their torches and took no oil with them;
 4but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches.
 8And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil; for our torches are going out. (Matt. 25:3‑4,8)
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Luke 15:14• 14But when he had spent all, there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want. (Luke 15:14)
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Luke 16:1,19‑25• 1{i}And he said also to [his] disciples,{/i} There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused unto him as wasting his possessions.
 19Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
 20And {i}[there was]{/i} a poor man named Lazarus, [who] lay at his gateway full of sores,
 21and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; nay, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
 22And it came to pass that the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died, and was buried.
 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 24And he, crying out, said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me: and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
 25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, likewise Lazarus evil things; but now here he is comforted, and thou art in suffering. (Luke 16:1,19‑25)
• The wise man does not live for the present but prudently considers the coming years when strength will fail, and he will be unable to labor as in his youth and prime. Therefore when his days of rest from toil come, he has costly store laid by for the sustenance of those dependent still upon him. (“Proverbs Twenty-One” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

W. Kelly Translation

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[There is] a desirable store and oil in the dwelling of the wise one;{HR}But a foolish man swalloweth it up.