Psalm 37:16
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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...
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
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 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Give us this day our daily bread.
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This a...
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
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