Parallel Verses
Amplified
Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.
New American Standard Bible
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
King James Version
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Holman Bible
than great treasure with turmoil.
International Standard Version
Better is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil.
A Conservative Version
Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.
American Standard Version
Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Bible in Basic English
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
Darby Translation
Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
Julia Smith Translation
Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it
King James 2000
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Better [is] little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
Modern King James verseion
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult with it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure; for they are not without sorrow.
NET Bible
Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.
New Heart English Bible
Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
The Emphasized Bible
Better is a little, with the reverence of Yahweh, than great treasure, and disquietude therewith.
Webster
Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.
World English Bible
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
Youngs Literal Translation
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
Themes
Contentment » Contentment, the duty of
Godly Fear » Described as » A treasure to saints
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
15
All the days of the afflicted are bad,
But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless of the circumstances].
Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]
Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income [gained] with injustice.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its gain. This too is vanity (emptiness).
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Ecclesiastes 2:10-11
Whatever my eyes looked at with desire I did not refuse them. I did not withhold from my heart any pleasure, for my heart was pleased because of all my labor; and this was my reward for all my labor.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-23
So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.