Proverbs 16:8

New International Version

Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.

Proverbs 15:17

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Proverbs 16:7

When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

Proverbs 16:9

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.

Proverbs 17:1

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

Proverbs 28:6

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.

Micah 6:10

Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed?