Say, I pray thee therefore, that thou art my sister; that I may fare the better by reason of thee, and that my soul may live for thy sake."

And Laban answered, "It is better that I give her thee, than to another man: bide therefore with me."

Did not we tell thee this in Egypt saying, 'Let us be in rest and serve the Egyptians?' For it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than for to die in the wilderness."

And when Moses held up his hand, Israel had the better. And when he let his hand down, Amalek had the better.

Wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land to fall upon the sword, that both our wives, and also our children should be a prey? Is it not better that we return unto Egypt again?"

And he said unto them, "What deed have I done like unto yours: are not the clusters of Ephraim better than the wine harvest of Abiezer?

"Say, I pray you, in the ears of all the inhabiters of Shechem: whether is better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal which are seventy persons reign over you, either that one reign over you. And remember thereto, that I am your bones and your flesh."

And thereto art thou better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? Did he strive with Israel or fight against thee,

And they answered him, "Hold thy peace, and put thine hand upon thy mouth, and come with us, and be unto us a father and a priest. Whether is it better for thee to be a priest? Unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe or a kindred in Israel?"

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, "My daughter, I will seek rest for thee, that thou mayest be in better case.

and that shall bring thy life again and cherish thine old age. For thy daughter-in-law which loveth thee hath borne him that is better to thee than seven sons."

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, "Hannah why weepest thou? And why eatest thou not? And why is thine heart so troubled? Am not I better to thee, than ten sons?"

Then said Samuel, "Hath the LORD as great pleasure in burnt sacrifices and offerings, as he hath that thou shouldest obey his voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to give heed is better than the fat of rams.

Then Samuel said, "The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine that is better than thou.

It is not good that thou hast done. As truly as the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have no better kept the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is and the cruse of water that were at his head."

Then thought David in his heart, "I may perish, one day or other, by the hands of Saul. There is no better for me, than to flee into the land of the Philistines; that Saul, of very despair to find me, may cease to seek me anymore in all the coasts of Israel: for so I may escape his hand."

Nevertheless the lords of the Philistines were wroth with him and said unto him, "Make this fellow return, and let him go again to his place which thou hast appointed him. For he shall not go with us to do battle, lest he be an adversary to us in the battle. For wherewith could he better obtain the favour of his master, than upon the heads of our men?

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said that the counsel of Hushai the Archite was better than the counsel of Ahithophel - For it was even the LORD's determination to destroy the counsel of Ahithophel, which was good, that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

And the people answered, "Nay, for if we flee, our adversaries will not care for us: neither, though half of us were slain, shall they regard us. But thou were worth ten thousand of us. And therefore it is better that thou be ready to succor us out of the city."

And the LORD bring his blood upon his own head, for he smote two men righteouser and better than he, and slew them with the sword; my father unwitting: even Abner the son of Ner captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether captain of the host of Judah.

And he went a day's journey into the wilderness, and when he was come sat down under a Juniper tree, and desired for his soul, that he might die, and said, "It is now enough, O LORD, take my soul; for I am not better than my fathers."

Then said the servants of the kings of Syria to him, "The gods of the hills are their gods, and therefore they had the better of us. But let us fight with them in the plain, and for what ye will, we shall have the better of them.

And do thou number thee a host, like the host that thou hast lost, and horse for horse and chariot for chariot, and let us fight with them in the plain; and for a wager, we get the better of them." And the king hearkened unto their voice and did even so.

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, "Let me have thy vineyard, to make me a garden of herbs thereof, because it lieth so nigh my house: and I will give thee a better vineyard for it: or if it please thee I will give thee, the worth of it in silver."

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Might I not rather wash in them and be clean?" And so he turned and departed in an anger.

but walkedst in the ways of Asa king of Israel and hast made Judah and the dwellers of Jerusalem go a-whoring, like to the whoring of the house of Ahab, and hast thereto slain thy brethren that were thy father's house, which were better than thou:

If it please the king, let there go a commandment from him, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and Medians - and not to be transgressed - that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus, and let the king give the kingdom unto another that is better than she.

Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee therethrough, and not to touch him.

He counteth the hammer no better than a straw, he laugheth him to scorn that shaketh the spear.

A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than the great riches of the ungodly.

For thy loving-kindness is better than life itself; my lips shall praise thee.

This shall please the LORD better than a bullock, that hath horns and hoofs.

For one day in thy court is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of the ungodly.

It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the LORD, than to put any confidence in princes.

for the getting of it is better than any merchandise of silver, and the profit of it is better than gold.

My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.

A simple man which laboureth and worketh, is better than one that is gorgeous and lacketh bread.

Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.

Better is a mess of pottage with love; than a fat ox with evil will.

Better it is to have a little thing with righteousness, than great rents wrongfully gotten.

To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

Better it is to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.

A patient man is better than one strong; and he that can rule himself, is more worth than he that winneth a city.

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a full house and many fat cattle with strife.

It were better to come against a she Bear robbed of her whelps, than against a fool in his foolishness.

Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.

It is a man's worship to do good; and better it is to be a poor man, than a dissembler.

If thou smitest a scornful person, the ignorant shall take better heed; and if thou reprovest one that hath understanding, he will be the wiser.

It is better to dwell in a corner under the housetop; than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a chiding and an angry woman.

A good name is more worth than great riches; and loving favour is better than silver and gold.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

Better it is that it be said unto thee, "Come up hither," than thou to be set down in the presence of the prince whom thou seest with thine eyes.

It is better to sit in a corner under the roof, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

An open rebuke is better than secret love.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

A poor man leading a godly life, is better than the rich that goeth in froward ways.

A servant will not be the better for words; for though he understand, yet will he not regard them.

Is it not better then for a man to eat and drink, and his soul to be merry in his labour? Yea I saw that this also was a gift of God:

So I perceived, that in these things there is nothing better for a man, then to be merry and to do well so long as he liveth.

Wherefore I perceive, that there is nothing better for a man, than to be joyful in his labour, for that is his portion. But who will bring him to see the thing that shall come after him?

Yea, him that is yet unborn to be better at ease than they both, because he seeth not the miserable works that are done under the Sun.

"One handful," sayeth he, "is better with rest, than both the hands full with labor and travail."

Therefore two are better than one, for they may well enjoy the profit of their labour.

A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.

As for the people that have been before him, and that come after him, they are innumerable: yet is not their joy the greater through him. This is also a vain thing and a vexation of mind. (v17) When thou comest into the house of God, keep thy foot and draw nigh, that thou mayest hear: that is better than the offerings of fools, for they know not what evil they do

If thou promise anything, pay it; for better it is that thou make no vow than that thou shouldest promise, and not pay.

Therefore me think it a better and fairer thing, a man to eat and drink, and to be refreshed of all his labour that he taketh under the Sun all the days of his life which God giveth him: for this is his portion.

If a man beget a hundredth children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet cannot enjoy his good, neither be buried: as for him I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

The sight of the eyes is better, then that the soul should so depart away. Howbeit, this is also a vain thing and a disquietness of mind.

A good name is more worth than a precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of birth.

It is better to go into a house of mourning, than into a banquet house: For there is the end of all men, and he that is living taketh it to heart.

It is better to be sorry than to laugh, for when the countenance is heavy the heart is joyful.

It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, than to hear the song of fools.

The end of a thing is better than the beginning. The patient of spirit is better than the high minded.

Say not thou, "What is the cause that the days of the old time were better than they that be now?" For that were no wise question.

Wisdom is better than riches; yea, much more worth than the eyesight.

Therefore I commend gladness, because a man hath no better thing under the Sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall he have of his labour all the days of his life, which God giveth him under the Sun.

And why? As long as a man liveth, he is careless: for a quick dog, say they, is better than a dead lion.

Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength." Nevertheless, a simple man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

For wisdom is better than harness: but one unthrifty alone destroyeth much good.

A babbler of his tongue is no better than a serpent that stingeth without hissing.

Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.

that he may the better creep into the caves and rocks, and into the cliffs of hard stones, from the sight of the fearful judge and from the glory of his Majesty.

There are the cords so laid abroad, that they cannot be better; The mast set up of such a fashion, that no banner nor sail hangeth thereon; but there is dealt great spoil: yea, lame men run after the prey;

Unto them will I give in my household and within my walls, a better heritage and name than if they had been called sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that shall not perish.

We looked for peace, and we fair not the better; we waited for the time of health, and lo, here is nothing but trouble.

And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat.

Therefore stood they before the king, which in all wisdom and matters of understanding that he enquired of them, found them ten times better than all the soothsayers and charmers that were in all his realm.

and though she run after her lovers, yet shall she not get them: she shall seek them, but not find them. Then shall she say, 'Well, I will go turn again to my first husband, for at that time was I better at ease, than now.'

Go unto Calneh, and see: and from thence get you to Hamath the great city, and so go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better at ease than these kingdoms, or the border of their land wider than yours?

Now therefore take my life from me, for I had better die than live."

And as soon as the sun was up, God prepared a fervent east wind: so that the sun beat over the head of Jonah, that he fainted again and wished unto his soul that he might die, and said, "It is better for me to die than to live."

Art thou better than the great city of Alexandria: that lay in the waters, and had the waters round about it? Which was strongly fenced and walled with the sea?

Thine eyes are clean, thou mayest not see evil, thou cannot behold the thing that is wicked. Wherefore then doest thou look upon the ungodly, and holdest thy tongue, when the wicked devoureth the man that is better than himself?