8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

Other Translations of Proverbs 16:8

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

The Message

8 Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.

New King James Version

8 Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.

New Living Translation

8 Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 16:8

Commentary on Proverbs 16:8

(Read Proverbs 16:8)

A small estate, honestly come by, will turn to better account than a great estate ill-gotten.