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Better is a little with righteousnesse, then great reuenewes without right.
- 1611 King James Bible
Proverbs 16:8 side note reference: Psal. 37. 16. chap. 15. 16.
Other Translations of Proverbs 16:8
Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
- Basic English Bible
Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
- Darby Bible
Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.
- Douay Rheims Bible
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
- Webster's Bible
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
- World English Bible
Better [is] a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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salomão's comment on 2013-02-11 23:41:08:
Better is little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice, because great revenues obtained in unrighteous are good for nothing, and they can stand the test of time, to say everything gain in unrighteous for sure will be lost.
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