Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

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

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble 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, but gladness of heart is a continual feast. 16 Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult with it. 17 Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.



Cross References

Psalm 37:16

A little to the righteous is better than the riches of many wicked.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than great gain without right.

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, and he who loves abundance not with gain. This is also vanity.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of Jehovah itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labor, and this was my part of all my labor.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-23

Yes, I hated all my labor which I had done under the sun; that I must leave it to the man who shall be after me.

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