Proverbs 16:8
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right."
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.)
צְדָקָה
tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
תְּבוּאָה
tᵉbûwʼâh
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
חוּץ
chûwts
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
יְמָנִי
yᵉmânîy
right (i.e. at the right hand)
Key Terms in This Verse
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 →צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
Study H6666 →Cross References
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
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