Proverbs 15:16

Modern

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Traditional

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

Literal

Better is a little with the fear of YHWH, than great treasure and anxiety with it.

Latin

Melius est parum cum timore Domini, quam thesauri magni et insatiabiles.

Hebrew

English

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 16:8
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
Ecclesiastes 5:10–12
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
1 Timothy 6:6
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
Proverbs 28:6
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Ecclesiastes 2:18–23
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:10–11
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.