Proverbs 15:16

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“Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.”

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BSBPD

“Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 15:16 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
  2. Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
  3. Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
  4. Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
  5. Proverbs 28:6Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
  6. Ecclesiastes 2:10Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
  7. Ecclesiastes 2:18I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
  8. Ecclesiastes 4:6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
  9. Ecclesiastes 5:10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
  10. 1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

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