PRO 16:8 Parallel View

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ULT Better is a little with righteousness
 ⇔ than an abundance of produce with no justice.

UST It is better for someone to have a few things while being righteous,
⇔ than for someone to have a lot of crops while being unjust.

BSB  ⇔ Better a little with righteousness
⇔ than great gain with injustice.

OEB Better a little, with righteousness.
⇔ than great revenues with injustice.

WEB Better is a little with righteousness,
⇔ than great revenues with injustice.

NET Better to have a little with righteousness
 ⇔ than to have abundant income without justice.

LSV Better [is] a little with righteousness,
Than abundance of increase without justice.

FBV Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.

T4T  ⇔ It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly
⇔ than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.

LEB • than great income with no justice.

BBE Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

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JPS Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

ASV Better is a little, with righteousness,
 ⇔ Than great revenues with injustice.

DRA Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.

YLT Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

DBY Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.

RV Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

WBS Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.

KJB Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
(Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. )

BB Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.
(Better it is to have a little with righteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.)

GNV Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.
(Better is a little with righteousness, then great reuenues without equitie. )

CB Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.
(Better is it to have a little thing with rightuousnes, the great rentes wrongeously gotten.)

WYC Betere is a litil with riytfulnesse, than many fruytis with wickidnesse.
(Betere is a little with riytfulnesse, than many fruytis with wickednesse.)

LUT Es ist besser wenig mit Gerechtigkeit denn viel Einkommens mit Unrecht.
(It is besser wenig with Gerechtigkeit because many Einkommens with Unrecht.)

CLV Melius est parum cum justitia quam multi fructus cum iniquitate.[fn]
(Melius it_is parum cum justitia how multi fructus cum iniquitate.)

16.8 Melius est parum cum justitia, etc. Melius est in simplici conversatione Deo servire devote, quam multis abundare virtutibus, et proximorum facta despicere.

16.8 Melius it_is parum cum justitia, etc. Melius it_is in simplici conversatione Deo servire devote, how multis abundare virtutibus, and proximorum facts despicere.

BRN He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.

BrLXX ὁ ζητῶν τὸν Κύριον εὑρήσει γνῶσιν μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, οἱ δὲ ὀρθῶς ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν εὑρήσουσιν εἰρήνην.
(ho zaʸtōn ton Kurion heuraʸsei gnōsin meta dikaiosunaʸs, hoi de orthōs zaʸtountes auton heuraʸsousin eiraʸnaʸn. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Wealth and Poverty in the Wisdom Literature

The sayings in Scripture about wealth and poverty, particularly in the wisdom literature, are individual snapshots of a broad truth: God blesses the wise with wealth (3:9-10, 15-16; 10:22), making life’s difficulties more manageable (10:15), while foolish behavior—especially laziness—leads to poverty (see 10:4).

The book of Proverbs readily acknowledges that some wicked fools are wealthy, but it also reminds us that this kind of wealth will not last long (11:18; 13:11). Poverty can sometimes result from injustice (13:23) rather than foolishness, and wealth sometimes comes from injustice and dishonesty (16:8). Those who have wealth need to use it wisely, which includes generosity to those in need (28:27; 29:7, 14).

The benefits of wealth are limited. Occasionally, wealth produces problems rather than solving them (11:4; 13:8). Because wisdom can help where wealth cannot, wisdom is much more important than money (15:16-17; 16:8, 16).

All things being equal, the godly will be rewarded with material blessings and the opportunity to be generous. However, all things are not equal. Sometimes wealth does not go to the deserving (see Eccl 9:11), nor does it necessarily produce satisfaction (see Eccl 2:17-23; 5:10-17). In fact, money can be detrimental to faith (1 Tim 6:10; Jas 2:1-13). When a choice must be made between godliness and money, the wise will choose godliness.

Passages for Further Study

Deut 6:10-13; 8:10-11; 1 Sam 2:7; Ps 37:16; Prov 3:9-10, 15-16; 10:15, 22; 11:4, 18, 28; 13:8, 11; 14:24; 15:6, 16-17; 16:8, 16; 23:4-5; 28:27; 29:7, 14; Eccl 5:10-17; 1 Tim 6:10

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מְ֭עַט & מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

a_little & than,great income in/on/at/with,no justice

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “is having a little … than having an abundance of produce without having justice”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

טוֹב־מְ֭עַט

good a_little

See how you translated this phrase in 15:16.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בִּ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,righteousness

Here, Solomon refers to being righteous as if that righteousness were an object that someone could have with a little. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “while having righteousness” or “while being righteous”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

than,great income in/on/at/with,no justice

See how you translated an abundance of produce in 14:4 and no justice in 13:23.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

in/on/at/with,no justice

Here, Solomon refers to lacking justice as if justice were an object that someone did not have with an abundance of produce. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and not having justice” or “while having no justice”

Parallel PRO 16:8