Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it

New American Standard Bible

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.

International Standard Version

Better is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Amplified


Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.

Bible in Basic English

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

Darby Translation

Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.

Modern King James verseion

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult with it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

NET Bible

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Better is a little, with the reverence of Yahweh, than great treasure, and disquietude therewith.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

Youngs Literal Translation

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is little
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

with the fear
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

אוצר 
'owtsar 
Usage: 79

and trouble
מהוּמה 
M@huwmah 
Usage: 12

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: and the good of heart drinking always. 16 Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it 17 Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall and hatred with it.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

A little to the just one is good more than the wealth of many unjust.

Proverbs 16:8

Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment

1 Timothy 6:6

But devotion with contentment is great gain.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12

He loving silver shall not be satisfied with silver; and whoever loved not the increase with the multitude. Also this is vanity.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of Jehovah it will make rich, and it will not add pain with it

Proverbs 28:6

Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them, and I withheld not my heart from all gladness; for my heart rejoiced from all my labor: and this was my portion from all my labor.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-23

And I hated all my labor I laboring under the sun: leaving it to the man who shall come after me.

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