Proverbs 15:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. | Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. | Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith. |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | טוֹב־ | tov- | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| a little | מְ֭עַט | ME-'at | H4592 | littleמְעַט (me.at) 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth |
| with [the] fear of | בְּיִרְאַ֣ת | be-yir-'AT | H3374 | fearיִרְאָה (yir.ah) 1) fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered |
| Yahweh | יְהוָ֑ה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| more than treasure | מֵאוֹצָ֥ר | me-'o-TZAR | H0214 | treasureאוֹצָר (o.tsar) 1) treasure, storehouse 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea) |
| great | רָ֝֗ב | Rav | H7227A | manyרַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly |
| and turmoil | וּמְה֥וּמָה | u-me-HU-mah | H4103 | tumultמְהוּמָה (me.hu.mah) 1) tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation 1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic 1b) discomfiture |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.