Proverbs 16:8

Proverbs 16:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.

Context of Proverbs 16:8

6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided. 7When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them. Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. 9In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. 10The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.

Proverbs 16:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• with righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedâqâh · righteousnessH6666
• than greatרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• revenuesתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• without rightמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941

Cross-references for Proverbs 16:8

• Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
• Psalms 37:16Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
• 1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
• Proverbs 21:6A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
• Jeremiah 17:11Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay are those who gain riches by unjust means. When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them, and in the end they will prove to be fools.
• Micah 6:10Am I still to forget your ill-gotten treasures, you wicked house, and the short ephah, which is accursed?

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