Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
General references
Bible References
Little
Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who iscrooked though he be rich.
Than he who is
Psalm 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
Than the abundance of many wicked.
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.
Great
Proverbs 10:22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.
And He adds no sorrow to it.
Ecclesiastes 2:10 All that my eyes desired I did not refuse them. I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor and this was my reward for all my labor.
Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.
General references
Genesis 43:2
So it came about when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”
Psalm 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
Than the abundance of many wicked.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.