Psalms 37:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
  • Prov 15:16-17 : 16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it. 17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox where there is hatred.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
  • Prov 13:25 : 25 The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.
  • Prov 3:33 : 33 The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say,“Who is the LORD?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth– only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile– like chasing the wind!
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us today our daily bread,

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  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

  • Ps 37:17
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    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

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    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

  • Prov 13:6-7
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Prov 10:20
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    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Prov 12:26
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Ps 37:14-15
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

    15Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

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    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Ps 125:3
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    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 34:19
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    19The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Prov 10:15-16
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    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Ps 37:39
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    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

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    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Ps 37:29-30
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    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

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    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

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

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    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

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    3His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

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  • Eccl 7:15
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    16When the wicked increase, transgression increases, but the righteous will see their downfall.

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    25The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Luke 16:10
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    10“The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

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    26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

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    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.