16Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.


In Context

13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

15 All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble therewith.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.