Proverbs 15:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2896 [e]טוֹב־
ṭō-wḇ-
Better [is]Adj-ms
4592 [e]מְ֭עַט
mə-‘aṭ
a littleAdj-ms
3374 [e]בְּיִרְאַ֣ת
bə-yir-’aṯ
with the fearPrep-b | N-fsc
3068 [e]יְהוָ֑ה
Yah-weh;
of YahwehN-proper-ms
214 [e]מֵאוֹצָ֥ר
mê-’ō-w-ṣār
Than treasurePrep-m | N-ms
7227 [e]רָ֝֗ב
rāḇ,
greatAdj-ms
4103 [e]וּמְה֥וּמָה
ū-mə-hū-māh
and troubleConj-w | N-fs
  בֽוֹ׃
ḇōw.
withPrep | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 15:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
טֹוב־מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מֵאֹוצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב וּמְה֥וּמָה בֹֽו׃

משלי 15:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
טוב־מעט ביראת יהוה מאוצר רב ומהומה בו׃

משלי 15:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
טוב־מעט ביראת יהוה מאוצר רב ומהומה בו׃

משלי 15:16 Hebrew Bible
טוב מעט ביראת יהוה מאוצר רב ומהומה בו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

King James Bible
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

little

Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor that walks in his uprightness, than he that is …

Psalm 37:16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

great

Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Ecclesiastes 2:10,11,18-23 And whatever my eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not …

Ecclesiastes 5:10-12 He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that …

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