King James Version

Psalms 37:16

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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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.לַצַּדִּ֑יקlatsadiqto justצַדִּיקpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹןmehamonfrom noiseהָמוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.רְשָׁעִ֥יםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.רַבִּֽיםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, 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),…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

Young’s Literal Translation

Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

World English Bible

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Darby Translation

The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

Douay-Rheims

For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κρεῖσσον ὀλίγον τῷ δικαίῳ ὑπὲρ πλοῦτον ἁμαρτωλῶν πολύν.