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

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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?

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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