And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree, and they ate.

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man. Abide with me.

And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, with which they made them serve with rigor.

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roasted with fire, and unleavened bread, with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Is not this the word that we spoke to thee in Egypt, saying, Let 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.

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.

And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the sons of Israel drink of it.

And 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 bitter.

And when he has made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse shall enter into her bitter, and her body shall swell,

In the second month on the fourteenth day at evening they shall keep it. They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

And why does LORD bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey. Were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

LORD will make the rain of thy land powder and dust. From the sky it shall come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat, and of the blood of the grape thou drank wine.

[to be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. And I will send upon them the teeth of beasts, with the poison of crawling things of the dust.

For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter.

He asked water. She gave him milk. She brought him butter in a lordly dish.

And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy men, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

And now are thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

And he shall be to thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why do thou weep? And why do thou not eat? And why is thy heart grieved? Am not I better to thee than ten sons?

And he had a son whose name was Saul, a young man and fine looking. And there was not among the sons of Israel a man better looking than he. From his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.

And Samuel said, Has LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

And Samuel said to him, LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and has given it to a neighbor of thine, who is better than thou.

And 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 bor

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come here, that I may send thee to the king to say, Why have I come from Geshur? It were better for me to still be there. Now therefore let me see the king's face, and if t

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that LORD might bring evil upon A

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, Thou 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 thou are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore now it is better that thou be ready to

And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

And LORD will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know it, [namely], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the a

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 LORD, take away my life, for I am no better than my

And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard that I may have it for a garden of herbs because it is near to my house. And I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it, or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee th

Are not Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

For LORD 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.

And David went out to meet them, and answered and said to them, If ye have come peaceably to me to help me, my heart shall be knit to you, but if [ye be come] to betray me to my adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, th

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain thy brothers of thy father's house who were better than thy

And he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and hewed down all the sun-images throughout all the land of Israel, and returned to Jerusalem.

Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry.

Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,

For thou write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.

He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil to me,

Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.

His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrows, even bitter words,

and it will please LORD better than an ox, [or] a bullock that has horns and hoofs.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had 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 LORD than to put confidence in man.

It is better to take refuge in LORD than to put confidence in rulers.

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue 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 LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred with it.

Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

Better is a poor man 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, and a poor man is better than a liar.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.

The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

For 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 shall bring him [back] to see what shall be after him?

Keep thy foot when thou go to the house of God, for to draw near to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools. For they know not that they do evil.

Better is it that thou should not vow, than that thou should vow and not pay.

If a man begets a hundred sons, 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 an untimely birth is better than he.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

A [good] name is better than precious oil, and the day of death, than the day of 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 will lay it to his heart.

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Say thou not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou do not inquire wisely concerning this.

And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are chains. He who pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Then I commended joy, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be cheerful. For that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

Because to him who is joined with all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for thy love is better than wine.