Proverbs 15:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ It is better to be poor and respect the Lord than to be rich and have many troubles.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Better is little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Better is little with the reverent, worshipful fear of the Lord than great and rich treasure and trouble with it. [Ps. 37:16; Prov. 16:8; I Tim. 6:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Better a little with fear of the LORD than a great treasure with turmoil.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures and dissatisfaction.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,

Proverbs 15:16 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 37:16

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Proverbs 10:22

A blessing from the Lord will bring you true wealth. And it won’t bring troubles with it.

Proverbs 15:15

Some poor people are sad all the time. But for people with happiness in their hearts, life is one big party.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to gain only a little the right way than to gain much through cheating.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to have only a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than to have a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

Proverbs 28:6

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

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.

1 Timothy 6:6

It is true that serving God makes a person very rich, if that person is satisfied with what he has.