Proverbs 16:8
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.”Proverbs 16:8
What Does Proverbs 16:8 Mean?
Proverbs 16:8 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 16, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Righteousness.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 16:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Timothy 6:6“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”Proverbs 15:16“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”Psalms 37:16“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.”Ecclesiastes 4:6“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”Jeremiah 17:11“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.”Proverbs 21:6“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”Micah 6:10“Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?”Proverbs 19:1“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.”Proverbs 15:6“In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.”Proverbs 28:6“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.”Psalms 119:141“I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.”Proverbs 12:27“The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”
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