Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
Daniel 1:15 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths which did eat of the king's meat. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And at the end of ten days it was seen that they were looking better and had taken on more flesh than all the youths who ate of the king's rich dainties. American Standard Version (1901) And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king’s dainties. Common English Bible At the end of ten days they looked better and healthier than all the young men who were eating the king’s food. Catholic Public Domain Version But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king's food. English Standard Version 2016 At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king’s food. |
Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.