Verse 16

Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.
  • 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.
  • Eccl 5:10-12 : 10 (5:9) He that loueth siluer, shall not be satisfied with siluer, and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite thereof: this also is vanitie. 11 (5:10) When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good commeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding thereof with their eyes? 12 (5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the Lorde, it maketh riche, and he doeth adde no sorowes with it.
  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.
  • Eccl 2:10-11 : 10 And whatsoeuer mine eyes desired, I withheld it not from them: I withdrew not mine heart from any ioy: for mine heart reioyced in al my labour: & this was my portion of all my trauaile. 11 Then I looked on all my workes that mine hands had wrought, and on the trauaile that I had laboured to doe: and beholde, all is vanitie and vexation of the spirit: and there is no profite vnder the sunne.
  • Eccl 2:18-23 : 18 I hated also all my labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne, which I shall leaue to the man that shalbe after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie. 20 Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne. 21 For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe. 22 For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne? 23 For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.