Psalm 37:16

New Century Version

It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:25

Good people have enough to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to be poor and right than to be wealthy and dishonest.

Proverbs 3:33

The Lord will curse the evil person’s house, but he will bless the home of those who do right.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have too much, I might reject you and say, ‘I don’t know the Lord.’ If I am poor, I might steal and disgrace the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

If people please God, God will give them wisdom, knowledge, and joy. But sinners will get only the work of gathering and storing wealth that they will have to give to the ones who please God. So all their work is useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.

Matthew 6:11

Give us the food we need for each day.

1 Timothy 6:6

Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.