Proverbs 16:8

Proverbs 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
• New International Version (NIV)Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.

Context of Proverbs 16:8

6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil. 7When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. 9The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps. 10An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.

Proverbs 16:8 word by word

טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בִּצְדָקָ֑ה מֵרֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear

• littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:8

• Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
• Psalms 37:16The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;
• 1 Timothy 6:6But piety with contentment is great gain.
• Proverbs 21:6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
• Jeremiah 17:11[As] the partridge sitteth on [eggs] it hath not laid, [so] is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
• Micah 6:10Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [which is] abominable?

Commentaries on Proverbs 16:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8Verse 8 A small estate, honestly come by, will turn to better account than a great estate ill-gotten.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Better a little: See also Proverbs 15:16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. (Compare Pr 15:6, 16, 17).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 16:8

• Contentment
• Poverty
• Riches

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Commentaries on Proverbs 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings