Psalm 37:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 16:8

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

1 Timothy 6:6

And religion does make your life rich, by making you content with what you have.

Proverbs 13:25

If you live right, you will have plenty to eat; if you don't live right, you will go away empty.

Proverbs 3:33

He places a curse on the home of everyone who is evil, but he blesses the home of every good person.

Matthew 6:11

Give us our food for today.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

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

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If we please God, he will make us wise, understanding, and happy. But if we sin, God will make us struggle for a living, then he will give all we own to someone who pleases him. This makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much to eat, I might forget about you; if I don't have enough, I might steal and disgrace your name.