Proverbs 16:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:16 : 16 A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 ¶ Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Mic 6:10 : 10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable?
  • 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 ¶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 [As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
  • Prov 21:6-7 : 6 ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 7 ¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

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