Proverbs 16:8
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.
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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.