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Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

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טוֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (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, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…מְ֭עַטmeatlittleמְעַטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.בְּיִרְאַ֣תbeyiratin fearיִרְאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מֵאוֹצָ֥רmeotsarfrom armoryאוֹצָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from armory”, the ordinary formH214a depositoryarmory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).רָ֝֗בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וּמְה֥וּמָהumehumahand destructionמְהוּמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and destruction”, the ordinary formH4103confusion or uproardestruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and turmoil therewith.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Young’s Literal Translation

Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

World English Bible

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

Darby Translation

Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.

Douay-Rheims

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and turmoil therewith.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κρεῖσσον μικρὰ μερὶς μετὰ φόβου Κυρίου, ἢ θησαυροὶ μεγάλοι μετὰ ἀφοβίας.