Proverbs 16:8

Easy To Read Version

It is better to gain only a little the right way than to gain much through cheating.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:16

It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be rich and have many troubles.

Psalm 37:16

A few good people are better\par than a large crowd of evil people.\par

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg\par that it did not lay.\par A person that cheats to get money\par is like that bird.\par When that man’s life is half finished,\par he will lose the money.\par At the end of his life, it will be clear\par that he was a foolish person.”\par

Micah 6:10

Do the bad people still hide treasures\par that they have stolen?\par Do bad people still cheat people\par with baskets that are too small? {\cf2\super [76]} \par \{Yes! All of those things are still happening!\}\par

Proverbs 16:7

If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:9

A person can make plans about the things that he wants to do. But it is the Lord who decides what will happen.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.

Proverbs 15:17

It is better to eat a little in a place where there is love, than to eat a lot where there is hate.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to have only a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than to have a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

Proverbs 28:6

It is better to be poor but honest than to be rich and evil.