Proverbs 16:8

New International Reader's Version

It is better to have a little and do right than to have a lot and be unfair.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Those who do what is right may have very little. But it’s better than the wealth of many sinners.

Proverbs 15:16

It is better to have respect for the Lord and have little than to be rich and have trouble.

Proverbs 15:17

A few vegetables where there is love are better than the finest meat where there is hatred.

Proverbs 16:7

When the way you live pleases the Lord, he makes even your enemies live at peace with you.

Proverbs 16:9

In their hearts human beings plan their lives. But the Lord decides where their steps will take them.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting.

Proverbs 28:6

It is better to be poor and live without blame than to be rich and follow a crooked path.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

One handful with peace and quiet is better than two handfuls with hard work. Working too hard is like chasing the wind.

Jeremiah 17:11

Some people get rich by doing sinful things. They are like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. When their lives are half over, their riches will desert them. In the end they will prove how foolish they have been.

Micah 6:10

You sinful people, should I forget that you got your treasures by stealing them? You use dishonest measures to cheat others. I have placed a curse on that practice.