Psalms 37:16

WEB

¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

KJV

¹⁶A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

BSB

¹⁶Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

FBV

¹⁶It's better to do right and only have a little, than to be wicked and rich.

Extra References

Proverbs 16:8

⁸Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 15:16-17

¹⁶Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble. ¹⁷Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

1 Timothy 6:6

⁶^[+] But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Proverbs 13:25

²⁵The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

Proverbs 3:33

³³The LORD’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

⁶Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

Proverbs 30:9

⁹lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

²⁶For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Matthew 6:11

¹¹Give us today our daily bread.