Proverbs 16:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It is better to be poor and do right than to be rich and do wrong.

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 than a large crowd of those who are evil.

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg that it did not lay. Those who cheat to get money are like that bird. But when their lives are half finished, they will lose the money. At the end of their lives, it will be clear that they were fools.”

Micah 6:10

Do the wicked still hide treasures that they have stolen? Do they still cheat people with baskets that are too small? Yes, all of this is still happening!

Proverbs 16:7

When people live to please the Lord, even their enemies will be at peace with them.

Proverbs 16:9

People can plan what they want to do, but it is the Lord who guides their steps.

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 where there is love than to eat a lot where there is hate.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to have nothing but a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

Proverbs 28:6

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