Psalm 37:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Betterטֹוב־
(to·vv-)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
is the littleמְ֭עַט
(me·'at)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
of the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יק
(la·tzad·dik;)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
Than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the abundanceמֵ֝הֲמֹ֗ון
(me·ha·mo·vn)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
of manyרַבִּֽים׃
(rab·bim.)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
wicked.רְשָׁעִ֥ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
A little
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
that a righteous man
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
hath is better
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
than the riches
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
of many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.

King James Bible
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people.

International Standard Version
Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

NET Bible
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A little that a righteous one has is better than the many possessions of the wicked

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people.

King James 2000 Bible
A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.
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