Verse 16

The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
  • Prov 15:16-17 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble. 17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
  • Prov 13:25 : 25 The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
  • Prov 3:33 : 33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us this day bread for our needs.