Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
General references
Bible References
Is
Proverbs 15:16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.
than great treasure with turmoil.
Psalm 37:16 The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.
than the abundance of many wicked people.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is a great gain.
Great
Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
is a vanishing mist,
Jeremiah 17:11 He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
Micah 6:10 Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
General references
Psalm 37:16 The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.
than the abundance of many wicked people.
Proverbs 28:6 Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.