Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.
- Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.
- Mic 6:10 : 10 Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, And a short ephah{An ephah is a measure of volume, and a short ephah is made smaller than a full ephah for the purpose of cheating customers.} that is accursed?
- 1 Tim 6:6-9 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out. 8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
- Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
- Prov 21:6-7 : 6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death. 7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
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