Proverbs 15:16

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.

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  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 Godlynesse is great lucre, if a man be content with that he hath.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.
  • Eccl 5:10-12 : 10 He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng. 11 Wheras much riches is, there are many also that spende them away: And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, sauyng that he may loke vpon them with his eyes? 12 A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.
  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.
  • Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And loke whatsoeuer myne eyes desired, I let them haue it: and wherin soeuer my heart delited or had any pleasure, I withhelde it not from it: Thus my heart reioyced in all that I did, and this was my portion of all my trauayle. 11 But when I considered all the workes that my handes had wrought, and all the labour that I had taken therin: lo all was but vanitie and vexation of mynde, and nothing of any value vnder the sunne.
  • Eccl 2:18-23 : 18 Yea I was weery of my labour which I had taken vnder the sunne, because I shoulde be fayne to leaue them vnto another man that commeth after me: 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe a wise man or a foole? And yet shall he be lorde of all my laboures which I with such wisdome haue taken vnder the sunne: This is also a vayne thyng. 20 So I turned me to refrayne my mynde from all such trauayle as I toke vnder the sunne, 21 Forsomuch as a man shoulde weery hym selfe with wisdome, with vnderstandyng and oportunitie, and yet be fayne to leaue his labours vnto another that neuer sweat for them: This is also a vayne thyng, and great miserie. 22 For what getteth a man of all the labour and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne? 23 But heauinesse, sorowe, and disquietnesse all the dayes of his life? Insomuch that his heart can not rest in the nyght: This is also a vayne thyng.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:8
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    8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.

  • Prov 15:17
    79%

    17 Better is a dynner of hearbes with loue, then a fat oxe with euyll wyll.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23 The feare of the Lord bringeth a man to lyfe: and he shall rest the whole night in plenteousnesse without visitation of any plague.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • Prov 17:1
    77%

    1 Better is a drye morsell with quietnesse, then a house full of fat offeryng with strife.

  • Prov 15:15
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    15 All the dayes of the poore are miserable: but a quiet heart is a continuall feast.

  • Eccl 4:6
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    6 One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde.

  • Prov 22:4
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    4 By humilitie and the feare of the Lorde, commeth riches, honour, and life.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16 To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.

  • Prov 16:19-20
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    19 Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly, the to deuide the spoyles with the proude.

    20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 22:1
    73%

    1 A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour is better then siluer and golde.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght science of wisdome, and lowlynesse goeth before honour.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14 Well is hym that standeth alway in awe: as for hym that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 14:26-27
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    26 In the feare of the Lord is an assured strength: and his children are vnder a sure defence.

    27 The feare of the Lorde is a well of lyfe, to auoyde the snares of death.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22 The blessyng of the Lorde maketh riche: and bryngeth no sorowe of heart with it.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Ps 115:13
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    13 He wyll blesse those that feare God: the small with the great.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:

  • Eccl 7:2-3
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    2 It is better to go into an house of mourning, then into a banketting house: For there is the ende of all men, and he that is liuing taketh it to heart.

    3 Grauitie is better then to laugh: for when the countenaunce is heauie, the heart is refourmed.

  • Isa 33:6
    71%

    6 And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes, shalbe strength, health, wisdome, and knowledge: and the very feare of the Lorde shalbe the treasure of it.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20 In a wise mans house there is a great treasure and oyle: but a foolishe body spendeth vp all.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

  • Ps 34:9
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    9 Feare God ye that be his saintes: for they that feare him lacke nothing.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13 Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

    14 For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof is better then golde.

  • Ps 111:10
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    10 The beginning of wysdome is the feare of God: all they haue a good vnderstanding that do his commaundements, the praise of it endureth for euer.

  • Ps 128:1
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    1 A song of high degrees. He is blessed whatsoeuer he be that feareth God: walking in his waies.

  • Prov 14:13
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    13 The heart is sorowfull euen in laughter, and the ende of myrth is heauinesse.

  • Prov 10:27
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    27 The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33 But whoso hearkeneth vnto me, shal dwell safely, and be sure from any feare of euyll.

  • Prov 15:13
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    13 A mery heart maketh a chearfull countenaunce: but by the sorowe of the heart the mynde is heauy.

  • Ps 112:1
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    1 Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16 A wyse man feareth, and departeth from euyll: but the foole is angry, and counteth hym selfe sure.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4 Beholde, for thus shall the man be blessed: that feareth God.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10 The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

  • Eccl 7:5
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    5 It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Ps 2:11
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    11 Serue ye God in feare: and reioyce ye with a trembling.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25 Heauinesse discourageth the heart of man: but a good worde maketh it glad agayne.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

  • Luke 16:10
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    10 He that is faythfull in that which is least, is faythfull also in much. And he that is vnrighteous in the least, is vnrighteous also in much.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2 Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profite nothing: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.