Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
Whatever my eyes looked at with desire I did not refuse them. I did not withhold from my heart any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor; and this was my reward for all my labor.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Little
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Great
The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].
General references
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).