Proverbs 15:16

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are miserable,
but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. ¹⁶ Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil. ¹⁷ Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.

Fear of the Lord

Jehovah

Psalm 37:16

The little that the righteous man has is better
than the abundance of many wicked people.

Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is a great gain.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

Proverbs 10:22

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

Proverbs 28:6

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-23

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.