NETBible | Better 1 is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil 2 with it. 3 |
NIV © |
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil. |
NASB © |
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it. |
NLT © |
It is better to have little with fear for the LORD than to have great treasure with turmoil. |
MSG © |
A simple life in the Fear-of-GOD is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches. |
BBE © |
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble. |
NRSV © |
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. |
NKJV © |
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD, Than great treasure with trouble. |
KJV | Better <02896> [is] little <04592> with the fear <03374> of the LORD <03068> than great <07227> treasure <0214> and trouble <04103> therewith. |
NASB © |
Better <2896> is a little <4592> with the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068> Than <4480> great <7227> treasure <214> and turmoil with it.<4103> |
LXXM | kreisswn <2908> A-NSF mikra <3398> A-NSF meriv <3310> N-NSF meta <3326> PREP fobou <5401> N-GSM kuriou <2962> N-GSM h <2228> CONJ yhsauroi <2344> N-NPM megaloi <3173> A-NPM meta afobiav {N-GSF}<3326> PREP |
NET [draft] ITL | Better <02896> is little <04592> with the fear <03374> of the Lord <03068> than great <07227> wealth <0214> and turmoil with it.<04103> |
HEBREW | wb <0> hmwhmw <04103> br <07227> ruwam <0214> hwhy <03068> taryb <03374> jem <04592> bwj (15:16) <02896> |
NETBible | Better 1 is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil 2 with it. 3 |
NET Notes |
1 sn One of the frequent characteristics of wisdom literature is the “better” saying; it is a comparison of different but similar things to determine which is to be preferred. These two verses focus on spiritual things being better than troubled material things. 2 sn Turmoil refers to anxiety; the fear of the 3 sn Not all wealth has turmoil with it. But the proverb is focusing on the comparison of two things – fear of the |