Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
In Context
7When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
9The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:17It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
Proverbs 21:6He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.
Jeremiah 17:11As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right: in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool.
1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:8
7 When a man's ways please the Lord , he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Note, 1. God can turn foes into friends when he pleases. He that has all hearts in his hand has access to men's spirits and power over them, working insensibly, but irresistibly upon them, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him, can change their minds, or force them into a feigned submission. He can slay all enemies, and bring those together that were at the greatest distance from each other. 2. He will do it for us… Read the whole commentary →