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He took butter, milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. He stood by them under the tree, and they ate.
When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, my father."
Laban said, "It is better that I give her to you, than that I should give her to another man. Stay with me."
and they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.
They shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread. They shall eat it with bitter herbs.
Isn't this the word that we spoke to you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians?' For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
He shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causes the curse; and the water that causes the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.
In the second month, on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey: wouldn't it be better for us to return into Egypt?"
Yahweh will make the rain of your land powder and dust: from the sky shall it come down on you, until you are destroyed.
Butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat. Of the blood of the grape you drank wine.
[They shall be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. I will send the teeth of animals on them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter.
He asked for water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.
He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
"Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."
Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
They said to him, "Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"
He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him."
Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why don't you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of Israel a better person than he. From his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
Samuel said, "Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
Samuel said to him, "Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So shall I escape out of his hand."
Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent to you, saying, 'Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me."'"
Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat: for they said, "The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness."
But the people said, "You shall not go forth; for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city."
Moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;' and the king bowed himself on the bed.
Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn't know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, "It is enough. Now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers."
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, "Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near to my house; and I will give you for it a better vineyard than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money."
Aren't Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them, and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.
David went out to meet them, and answered them, "If you have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you; but if you have come to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it."
but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain your brothers of your father's house, who were better than yourself:
He broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.
"If it please the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.
"Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth:
He shall not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.
"As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter.
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
It will please Yahweh better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD
For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.
My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.
Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
Debate your case with your neighbor, and don't betray the confidence of another;
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
For as the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife."
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.
It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
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