Proverbs 15:16
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- יִרְאָהyirʼâhfear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- אוֹצָרʼôwtsâra depository
- מְעַטmᵉʻaṭa little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
- רַבrababundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 16:8, Psa 37:16, Ecc 5:10–12, 1Ti 6:6, Pro 28:6, Pro 10:22, Ecc 2:18–23, Ecc 2:10–11