Proverbs 16:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It's better to be honest and poor than to be dishonest and rich.

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It is better to live right and be poor than to be sinful and rich.

It's better to obey the LORD and have only a little, than to be very rich and terribly confused.

A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred.

When we please the LORD, even our enemies make friends with us.

We make our own plans, but the LORD decides where we will go.

A dry crust of bread eaten in peace and quiet is better than a feast eaten where everyone argues.

It's better to be poor and live right, than to be rich and dishonest.

Yet a very little food eaten in peace is better than twice as much earned from overwork and chasing the wind.

You cheated others, but everything you gained will fly away, like birds hatched from stolen eggs. Then you will discover what fools you are.

You store up stolen treasures and use dishonest scales.