Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it
King James 2000
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
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.
Themes
Contentment » Contentment, the duty of
Godly Fear » Described as » A treasure to saints
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
15 All the days of the poor [are] hard, but goodness of heart [is] a continuous feast. 16 Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it. 17 Better [is] a dinner of vegetables when love [is] there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
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Cross References
Psalm 37:16
[The] little belonging to the righteous [is] better than [the] wealth of many wicked.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is little with righteousness than great income with no justice.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
Whoever loves money is not satisfied [with] money, and whoever loves wealth [is] not [satisfied with] profit. This also [is] vanity!
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of Yahweh makes [one] rich, and he does not increase sorrow with it.
Proverbs 28:6
Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
I neither withheld anything from my eyes that they desired, nor did I deprive any pleasure from my heart. My heart rejoiced in all my toil, for this was my reward from all my toil.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
So I hated all my toil with which I have toiled under the sun, for I must leave it behind to someone who will be after me.