Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
Parallel translations
- KJV A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
- BSB Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- NKJV A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.
- NASB ¶Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
- NLT It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.
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Cross-references · 9
- Prov 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
- Prov 15:16–17Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
- 1 Tim 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Prov 13:25The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
- Eccl 4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
- Prov 3:33Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
- Eccl 2:26For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
- Prov 30:9lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
- Matt 6:11Give us today our daily bread.
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