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Proverbs 16

Pr. 16:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Better
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
is a little
m`at (Hebrew #4592)
from 4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
KJV usage: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, X very.
Pronounce: meh-at'
Origin: or miat {meh-awt'}
with righteousness
tsdaqah (Hebrew #6666)
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Pronounce: tsed-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 6663
than great
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
revenues
tbuw'ah (Hebrew #8393)
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
Pronounce: teb-oo-aw'
Origin: from 935
without right
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Pr. 15:16• 16Mejor es lo poco con el temor de Jehová, Que el gran tesoro donde hay turbación. (Pr. 15:16)
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Sal. 37:16• 16Mejor es lo poco del justo, Que las riquezas de muchos pecadores. (Sal. 37:16)
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1 Ti. 6:6‑9• 6Empero grande granjería es la piedad con contentamiento.
 7Porque nada hemos traído á este mundo, y sin duda nada podremos sacar.
 8Así que, teniendo sustento y con qué cubrirnos, seamos contentos con esto.
 9Porque los que quieren enriquecerse, caen en tentación y lazo, y en muchas codicias locas y dañosas, que hunden á los hombres en perdición y muerte. (1 Ti. 6:6‑9)
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Pr. 21:6‑7• 6Allegar tesoros con lengua de mentira, Es vanidad desatentada de aquellos que buscan la muerte.
 7La rapiña de los impíos los destruirá; Por cuanto no quisieron hacer juicio. (Pr. 21:6‑7)
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Jer. 17:11• 11Como la perdiz que cubre lo que no puso, es el que allega riquezas, y no con justicia; en medio de sus días las dejará, y en su postrimería será insipiente. (Jer. 17:11)
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Mi. 6:10• 10¿Hay aún en casa del impío tesoros de impiedad, y medida escasa que es detestable? (Mi. 6:10)
• See Naboth and Ahab (1 Kings 21). (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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