Verse 16

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
  • Prov 15:16-17 : 16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. 17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
  • Prov 13:25 : 25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
  • Prov 3:33 : 33 Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 lest I be full, deny you, and say, 'Who is Yahweh?' or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us today our daily bread.