Psalm 37:16
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A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
In other translations
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
- Proverbs 15:16-1716 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. 17 Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
- 1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Proverbs 13:25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
- Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
- Matthew 6:11Give us this day our daily bread.Give us this day our daily bread.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
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