16Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.


In Context

13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as be upright in the way:

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

18 The LORD knoweth the days of the perfect: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Psalm 37:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

37:16Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

37:16Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

37:16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

37:16Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

37:16A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.