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 [gained] with injustice.
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
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].
Great
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].
The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].
Ecclesiastes 2:10
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 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).
General references
Genesis 43:2
And it happened that when the families of Jacob’s sons had finished eating [all of] the grain which they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little food.”
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.