Proverbs 16:8

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Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.
  • Mic 6:10 : 10 Are there still treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and dishonest measures that are detestable?
  • 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 If we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.
  • Prov 21:6-7 : 6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death. 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 15:16-17
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    16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

    17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 11:4-5
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    4Riches do not profit on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

  • Prov 16:9-10
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    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

  • Prov 8:18-20
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    18Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

    19My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.

    20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Luke 16:10
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    10Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • Prov 17:1
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    1Better a dry piece of bread with peace than a house full of feasting accompanied by strife.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

  • Prov 13:6-7
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    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Prov 2:9
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    9Then you will understand righteousness, justice, and integrity—the entire good path.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

  • Prov 16:19-20
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    19Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

    20Whoever gives attention to a matter will find good, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 13:22-23
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    22A good person leaves an inheritance for their grandchildren, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 21:21
    71%

    21One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Prov 16:7
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    7When the Lord is pleased with a person’s ways, He makes even their enemies to be at peace with them.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 17:26
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    26It is not good to punish the righteous or to strike nobles for their integrity.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

  • Job 35:8
    70%

    8Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only a child of humanity.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

  • Ps 118:8
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    8It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

  • Prov 16:25
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    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.