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Psalm 37

Sal. 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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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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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Pr. 3:33• 33La maldición de Jehová está en la casa del impío; Mas él bendecirá la morada de los justos. (Pr. 3:33)
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Pr. 13:25• 25El justo come hasta saciar su alma: Mas el vientre de los impíos tendrá necesidad. (Pr. 13:25)
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Pr. 15:16‑17• 16Mejor es lo poco con el temor de Jehová, Que el gran tesoro donde hay turbación.
 17Mejor es la comida de legumbres donde hay amor, Que de buey engordado donde hay odio. (Pr. 15:16‑17)
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Pr. 16:8• 8Mejor es lo poco con justicia, Que la muchedumbre de frutos sin derecho. (Pr. 16:8)
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Pr. 30:9• 9No sea que me harte, y te niegue, y diga, ¿Quién es Jehová? O no sea que siendo pobre, hurte, Y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios. (Pr. 30:9)
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Ec. 2:26• 26Porque al hombre que le agrada, Dios le da sabiduría y ciencia y gozo, mas al pecador da trabajo, el que allegue y amontone, para que dé al que agrada á Dios. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu. (Ec. 2:26)
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Ec. 4:6• 6Mas vale el un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu. (Ec. 4:6)
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Mt. 6:11• 11Danos hoy nuestro pan cotidiano. (Mt. 6:11)
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1 Ti. 6:6• 6Empero grande granjería es la piedad con contentamiento. (1 Ti. 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.” (“Psalms 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;