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Proverbs 16:8

NETBible	Better to have a little with righteousness¹ than to have abundant income without justice.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:8	Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:8	It is better to be poor and godly than rich and dishonest.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:8	Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.
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KJV	Better <02896> [is] a little <04592> with righteousness <06666> than great <07230> revenues <08393> without right <04941>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:8	Better <02896> is a little <04592> with righteousness <06666> Than <04480> great <07230> income <08393> with injustice <03808> <4941 >.
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM zhtwn <2212> V-PAPNS ton <3588> T-ASM kurion <2962> N-ASM eurhsei <2147> V-FAI-3S gnwsin <1108> N-ASF meta <3326> PREP dikaiosunhv <1343> N-GSF oi <3588> T-NPM de <1161> PRT orywv <3717> ADV zhtountev <2212> V-PAPNP auton <846> D-ASM eurhsousin <2147> V-FAI-3P eirhnhn <1515> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	Better <02896> to have a little <04592> with righteousness <06666> than to have abundant <07230> income <08393> without <03808> justice <04941> .
HEBREW	jpsm <04941> alb <03808> twawbt <08393> brm <07230> hqdub <06666> jem <04592> bwj (16:8) <02896>

NETBible

Better to have a little with righteousness¹ than to have abundant income without justice.²

NET Notes

¹sn The lines contrast the modest income with the abundant income; but the real contrast is between righteousness and the lack of justice (or injustice). “Justice” is used for both legal justice and ethical conduct. It is contrasted with righteousness in 12:5 and 21:7; it describes ethical behavior in 21:3. Here the point is that unethical behavior tarnishes the great gain and will be judged by God.

²sn This is another “better” saying; between these two things, the first is better. There are other options – such as righteousness with wealth – but the proverb is not concerned with that. A similar saying appears in Amenemope 8:19-20 (ANET 422).