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 to be poor with righteousness than rich with injustice.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor man who walks in uprightness, than the rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
1 Timothy 6:6
Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Great
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of Jehovah makes rich and he adds no grief to it.
Ecclesiastes 2:10
Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them. I did not withhold joy from my heart. My heart took pleasure in all my work and this was my reward.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.
General references
Genesis 43:2
When they finished eating the grain they brought from Egypt, Israel said to his sons: Go back and buy us a little more food.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of quietness is better than two hands full of trouble and striving after wind.