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Proverbs Chapter 15 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 15:16

Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
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BBE Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
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DARBY Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
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KJV Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
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WBT Proverbs 15:16

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WEB Proverbs 15:16

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, Than great treasure with trouble.
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YLT Proverbs 15:16

Better `is' a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - Better is little with the fear of the Lord. The good man's little store, which bears upon it the blessing of the Lord, is better than great treasure and trouble therewith, i.e. with the treasure (Proverbs 16:8; Psalm 37:16). The trouble intended is the care and labour and anxiety attending the pursuit and preservation of wealth. "Much coin, much care" (comp. Ecclesiastes 6:4). It was good advice of the old moralist, "Sis pauper honeste potius quam dives male; Namque hoc fert crimen, illud misericordiam." Vulgate, thesauri magni et insatiabiles, "treasures which satisfy not;" Septuagint, "Great treasures without fear (of the Lord)." Christ's maxim is, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) Trouble.--The "disquiet" (Psalm 39:6) which attends the pursuit and care of riches, in contrast to the "peace which they have who love God's law. (Psalm 119:165.)