Proverbs 15:16
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טוֹב
ṭôwb
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...
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
צָרָה
tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
תּוֹלָע
tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Key Terms in This Verse
תּוֹלָע tôwlâʻ
the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the colorfrom it, and cloths dyed therewith
Study H8438 →צָרָה tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Study H6869 →טוֹב ṭôwb
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, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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