Proverbs 16:8 - The Message

Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues without right.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Better is a little with righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation and right standing with God) than great revenues with injustice. [Ps. 37:16; Prov. 15:16.]

American Standard Version (1901)

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

Common English Bible

Better a little with righteousness than great profits without justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Better is a little with justice, than many fruits with iniquity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.

Proverbs 16:8 Cross References