Strong's Lexicon Better [is] טוֹב־ (ṭō·wḇ-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty the little מְ֭עַט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth of the righteous לַצַּדִּ֑יק (laṣ·ṣad·dîq) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful than the abundance מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹן (mê·hă·mō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1995: 1) (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar 1b) tumult, confusion 1c) crowd, multitude 1d) great number, abundance 1e) abundance, wealth of many רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief wicked. רְשָׁעִ֥ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBetter is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. Young's Literal Translation Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. Holman Christian Standard Bible The little that the righteous man has is better than the abundance of many wicked people. 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. Parallel Verses New International Version Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; New Living Translation It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich. English Standard Version Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. 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, American Standard Version Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked. English Revised Version Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked. Young's Literal Translation Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. Cross References Proverbs 15:16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Jeremiah 35:9 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Psalm 37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Psalm 37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Psalm 37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. Psalm 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. Psalm 37:18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. Psalm 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 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