Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

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

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.