Verse 16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
  • Eccl 5:10-12 : 10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them? 11 The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come. 12 There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
  • Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward. 11 Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
  • Eccl 2:18-23 : 18 Hate had I for all my work which I had done, because the man who comes after me will have its fruits. 19 And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose. 20 So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun. 21 Because there is a man whose work has been done with wisdom, with knowledge, and with an expert hand; but one who has done nothing for it will have it for his heritage. This again is to no purpose and a great evil. 22 What does a man get for all his work, and for the weight of care with which he has done his work under the sun? 23 All his days are sorrow, and his work is full of grief. Even in the night his heart has no rest. This again is to no purpose.