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Psalm 37

Psa. 37:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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'}
b that a righteous man
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
hath is 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
than the riches
hamown (Hebrew #1995)
from 1993; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
KJV usage: abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
Pronounce: haw-mone'
Origin: or hamon (Ezek. 5:7) {haw-mone'}
of many
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
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Prov. 15:16• 16Better [is] little with the fear of Jehovah{HR}Than great treasure and disquiet therewith. (Prov. 15:16)

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Righteousness

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 3:33• 33The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked;{HR}But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. (Prov. 3:33)
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Prov. 13:25• 25The righteous eateth to satisfy his desire;{HR}But the belly of the wicked shall want. (Prov. 13:25)
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Prov. 15:16‑17• 16Better [is] little with the fear of Jehovah{HR}Than great treasure and disquiet therewith.
 17Better [is] a meal of herbs where love is,{HR}Than a fatted ox and hatred therewith. (Prov. 15:16‑17)
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Prov. 16:8• 8Better [is] a little with righteousness{HR}Than great revenues without righteousness. (Prov. 16:8)
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Prov. 30:9• 9{i}Lest I be full and deny [thee],{HR}And say, Who is Jehovah?{HR}Or lest I be poor and steal,{HR}And outrage the name of my God.{/i} (Prov. 30:9)
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Eccl. 2:26• 26For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom,{HR}And knowledge, and joy:{HR}But to the sinner he giveth travail,{HR}To gather and to heap up,{HR}That he may give to him that pleaseth God.{HR}This also [is] vanity and a striving after wind. (Eccl. 2:26)
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Eccl. 4:6• 6Better is an handful with quietness,{HR}Than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind. (Eccl. 4:6)
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Matt. 6:11• 11{i}give us today our needed bread,{/i} (Matt. 6:11)
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1 Tim. 6:6• 6But piety with contentment is great gain. (1 Tim. 6:6)
• The little of the righteous is better than the abundance of the wicked, for with that little there is the support of the Lord― He “upholdeth the righteous.” (“Psalm 37” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

W. Kelly Translation

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Better [is] a little to the righteous [man]{HR}Than the abundance of many wicked.