Psalms 37:16
“A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked.”
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Psalms 37:16 Context
14The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation. 15Their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shall be broken. 16A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked. 17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the righteous. 18The Lord knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer.
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A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
- King James Version
Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
- Basic English Bible
The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;
- Darby Bible
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
- Webster's Bible
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
- World English Bible
Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible