Proverbs 16:8

Modern English Version

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without justice.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure with trouble.

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked.

Jeremiah 17:11

As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid, so is he who gets riches, but not justly; it will forsake him in the midst of his days, and in the end he will be a fool.

Micah 6:10

Are there still in the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness? And the short ephah which is accursed?

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man devises his way, but the Lord directs his steps.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is a full hand of quietness than handfuls of toil and a chasing after wind.

Proverbs 15:17

Better is a meal of herbs where love is than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry crust with quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.