Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
General references
Bible References
Is
Proverbs 15:16
It is better to have a little with respect for Jehovah than great treasure and trouble.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
1 Timothy 6:6
Godliness with contentment is great gain.
Great
Proverbs 21:6
Wealth acquired by lying is fleeting vapor and a deadly pursuit.
Jeremiah 17:11
A person who gets rich dishonestly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay. During his lifetime, he will lose his wealth. In the end, he will be a wicked fool.
Micah 6:10
Is there a depository of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short measure that is cursed?
General references
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor man who walks in uprightness, than the rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of quietness is better than two hands full of trouble and striving after wind.