Proverbs 16:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.”
Proverbs 16:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 16:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 16:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 16:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.”
Proverbs 16:8 — World English Bible
Proverbs 16:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.”
Proverbs 16:8 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 16:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.”
Proverbs 16:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 16:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.”
Proverbs 16:8 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 16:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.”
Proverbs 16:8 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:8 in Context — Proverbs 16
6 Con misericordia y verdad se corrige el pecado: y con el temor de Jehová se apartan del mal los hombres.
7 Cuando los caminos del hombre son agradables á Jehová, aun á sus enemigos pacificará con él.
8 Mejor es lo poco con justicia, que la muchedumbre de frutos sin derecho.
9 El corazón del hombre piensa su camino: mas Jehová endereza sus pasos.
10 Adivinación está en los labios del rey: en juicio no prevaricará su boca.
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What Does Proverbs 16:8 Mean?
Proverbs 16:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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