Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Little

Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous
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.
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.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

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