Proverbs 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the Lord 1 Than great treasure and trouble therewith. 1
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In The King James Version
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
In Context
15All the days of the afflicted are evil: 1 But he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 1
17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, 1 Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, 1 And he addeth no sorrow with it. 1
Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, 1 Than a house full of sacrifices with strife. 1
Ecclesiastes 2:10And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
1 Timothy 6:6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:16
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. See here what a great difference there is between the condition and temper of some and others of the children of men. 1. Some are much in affliction, and of a sorrowful spirit, and all their days are evil days, like those of old age, and days of which they say they have no pleasure in them. They eat in darkness ( Eccl. v. 17 ) and never eat with pleasure, Job xxi. 25 . How many are the afflictions of the afflicted in… Read the whole commentary →