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Proverbs 15:16
16Better is little with the fear of Adonai than great wealth with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
- New International Version (NIV)Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.
Context of Proverbs 15:16
14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. 15All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Better is little with the fear of Adonai than great wealth with turmoil. 17Better a meal of vegetables where there is love, than a fattened ox where there is hatred. 18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:16 word by word
טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מֵאוֹצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב וּמְה֥וּמָה בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:16
- Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than much income without justice.
- Proverbs 28:6Better the poor who walks in his integrity than the rich whose ways are crooked.
- Psalms 37:16Better a little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
- 1 Timothy 6:6Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of Adonai brings wealth and He adds no trouble with it.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10I denied myself nothing that my eyes desired; I withheld from my heart no enjoyment. My heart took delight from all my toil— this was my reward for all my labor.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10When goods increase, so do those who consume them. So what advantage are they to the owner except he sees it with his eyes?
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Better is little with the fear of the Lord - Because where the fear of God is, there are moderation and contentment of spirit.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16This proverb has its completion in the teaching of Matthew 6:33.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-17Verses 16-17 Believers often have enough when worldly eyes see little; the Lord is with them, without the cares, troubles, and temptations which are with the wealth of the wicked.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16A respectful fear of the Lord calms inner turmoil and brings peace. Better a little: See also Proverbs 16:8.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. trouble--agitation, implying the anxieties and perplexities attending wealth held by worldlings (Pr 16:18; 1Ti 6:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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