Verse List for PROV 16:8

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B I ◄ ← Prov 16:8 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) It’s better to have just a little from doing what’s right, ⇔ than a large income acquired dishonestly.

OET-LV is_good a _little with_righteousness more_than _greatness _of gains with_not justice.

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

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

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • Better is little with righteousness
• than great income with no justice.

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

Moff Better a little with honesty, ⇔  than a large income with injustice.

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.

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

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

SLT Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment.

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

KJB-1769 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

KJB-1611 Better is a little with righteousnesse, then great reuenewes without right.
(Better is a little with righteousness, then great revenewes without right.)

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

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

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

Wycl Betere is a litil with riytfulnesse, than many fruytis with wickidnesse.
(Better is a little with rightfulness/righteousness, than many fruits with wickedness.)

Luth Es ist besser wenig mit Gerechtigkeit denn viel Einkommens mit Unrecht.
(It is better few with justice because/than many income with injustice.)

ClVg Melius est parum cum justitia quam multi fructus cum iniquitate.[fn]
(Better it_is little when/with justice how many fruit when/with iniquity.)

UHB טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בִּ⁠צְדָקָ֑ה מֵ⁠רֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּ⁠לֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ ‡

BrLXX ὁ ζητῶν τὸν Κύριον εὑρήσει γνῶσιν μετὰ δικαιοσύνης, οἱ δὲ ὀρθῶς ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν εὑρήσουσιν εἰρήνην.

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