Proverbs 16:8
טוֹב ־ מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאוֹת בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
In Context
7בִּרְצוֹת יְהוָה דַּרְכֵי ־ אִישׁ גַּם ־ אוֹיְבָיו יַשְׁלִם אִתּֽוֹ ׃
9לֵב אָדָם יְחַשֵּׁב דַּרְכּוֹ וַֽיהוָה יָכִין צַעֲדֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 37:16טוֹב ־ מְעַט לַצַּדִּיק מֵהֲמוֹן רְשָׁעִים רַבִּֽים ׃
Proverbs 15:17טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה ־ שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה ־ בֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 21:6פֹּעַל אוֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר הֶבֶל נִדָּף מְבַקְשֵׁי ־ מָֽוֶת ׃
Jeremiah 17:11קֹרֵא דָגַר וְלֹא יָלָד עֹשֶׂה עֹשֶׁר וְלֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט בַּחֲצִי ימו יַעַזְבֶנּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִיתוֹ יִהְיֶה נָבָֽל ׃
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:8
7 When a man's ways please the Lord , he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Note, 1. God can turn foes into friends when he pleases. He that has all hearts in his hand has access to men's spirits and power over them, working insensibly, but irresistibly upon them, can make a man's enemies to be at peace with him, can change their minds, or force them into a feigned submission. He can slay all enemies, and bring those together that were at the greatest distance from each other. 2. He will do it for us… Read the whole commentary →