Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Is

Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.
1 Timothy 6:6
Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.

Great

Proverbs 21:6
A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
Micah 6:10
Are there still wicked treasures in the house of the wicked, along with deceitful and abominable measuring standards?

General references

Psalm 37:16
Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.
Proverbs 28:6
It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
It's better to have one handful of tranquility than to have two handfuls of trouble and to chase after the wind.

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