And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- 'Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.

And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.

For better is wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.

Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver.

Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

Better is a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.

The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.

Better is open reproof than hidden love.

Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

And I said, 'Better is wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

Better is wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better is my death than my life.'

And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, 'Better is my death than my life.'

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

and Lydda being nigh to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter is in that place, sent two men unto him, calling on him not to delay to come through unto them.

While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

and apart from all controversy, the less by the better is blessed --