There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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Gill's Exposition
There is a treasure to be desired,.... Gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones; all sorts food, as Aben Ezra explains it, and rich and costly, raiment; all which may be lawfully desired and sought…
Barnes' Notes
Spendeth it up - literally, swalloweth it. The wise man keeps a store in reserve. He gains uprightly, spends moderately, never exhausts himself. But the proverb may have also a higher application. The…
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. Those that are wise will increase what they have and live plentifully; their wisdom will teach them to proportion their expenses to their income and to lay up for hereafter; so that there is…
Cambridge Bible
spendeth Lit. swalloweth, R.V. So LXX. καταπίονται; but Vulg. dissipabit.
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