Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult 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.
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.
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
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Proverbs Of Solomon
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil, And gladness of heart is a perpetual banquet. 16 Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. 17 Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
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Cross References
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
1 Timothy 6:6
but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment;
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied with silver, nor he who is in love with stores with increase. Even this is vanity.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.