Verse Comparison: Proverbs 16:8
American Standard Version
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
Amplified® Bible
Better is a little with righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation and right standing with God) than great revenues with injustice.
Contemporary English Version
It's better to be honest and poor than to be dishonest and rich.
Darby English Version
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
Good News Bible
It is better to have a little, honestly earned, than to have a large income, dishonestly gained.
King James Version
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
New American Standard Bible
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.
New International Version
Better a little with righteousness
than much gain with injustice.
New King James Version
Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Better a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.
Revised Standard Version
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
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