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 Com misericórdia e fidelidade a perversidade é reconciliada; e com o temor ao SENHOR se desvia do mal.
7 Quando os caminhos do homem são agradáveis ao SENHOR, ele faz até seus inimigos terem paz com ele.
8 Melhor é o pouco com justiça, do que a abundância de rendas com injustiça.
9 O coração do homem planeja seu caminho, mas é o SENHOR que dirige seus passos.
10 Nos lábios do rei estão palavras sublimes; sua boca não transgride quando julga.
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What Does Proverbs 16:8 Mean?
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