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understanding (of man's intellectual nature) <BR> 1i) good, kind, benign <BR> 1j) good, right (ethical) <BR> n m <BR> 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare <BR> 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 2b) good things (collective) <BR> 2c) good, benefit <BR> 2d) moral good <BR> n f <BR> 3) welfare, benefit, good things <BR> 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness <BR> 3b) good things (collective) <BR> 3c) bounty">2896</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2896 -- Occurrence 172 of 271">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   8</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tov_2896.htm" title="tov-: Better [is] -- Occurrence 172 of 271.">ṭō·wḇ-</a></span><span class="reftrans">   8</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">טוֹב־</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   8</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">Better [is]</span><span class="refbot">   8</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj‑ms</a></span><span class="reftop2">   8</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness <BR> 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little <BR> 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth">4592</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4592 -- Occurrence 40 of 60">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meat_4592.htm" title="Me·'at: a little -- Occurrence 40 of 60.">mə·‘aṭ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מְ֭עַט</span><br><span class="eng">a little</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness <BR> 1a) righteousness (in government) <BR> 1a1) of judge, ruler, king <BR> 1a2) of law <BR> 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah <BR> 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) <BR> 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) <BR> 1d) righteousness, truthfulness <BR> 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) <BR> 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation <BR> 1f1) of God <BR> 1f2) prosperity (of people) <BR> 1g) righteous acts">6666</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6666 -- Occurrence 2 of 7">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bitzdakah_6666.htm" title="bitz·da·Kah;: with righteousness -- Occurrence 2 of 7.">biṣ·ḏā·qāh;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">בִּצְדָקָ֑ה</span><br><span class="eng">with righteousness</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - feminine singular">Prep‑b | N‑fs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7230: 1) multitude, abundance, greatness<BR> 1a) multitude <BR> 1a1) abundance, abundantly <BR> 1a2) numerous <BR> 1b) greatness">7230</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7230 -- Occurrence 11 of 21">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mero_7230.htm" title="me·Ro: Than vast -- Occurrence 11 of 21.">mê·rōḇ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מֵרֹ֥ב</span><br><span class="eng">Than vast</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep‑m | N‑msc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8393: 1) produce, product, revenue <BR> 1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually) <BR> 1b) income, revenue<BR> 1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig) <BR> 1d) product of lips (fig)">8393</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8393 -- Occurrence 6 of 6">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tevuot_8393.htm" title="te·vu·'ot,: revenues -- Occurrence 6 of 6.">tə·ḇū·’ō·wṯ,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת</span><br><span class="eng">revenues</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine plural">N‑fp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 15 of 26">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/belo_3808.htm" title="be·Lo: without -- Occurrence 15 of 26.">bə·lō</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">בְּלֹ֣א</span><br><span class="eng">without</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Adverb - Negative particle">Prep‑b | Adv‑NegPrt</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance <BR> 1a) judgment <BR> 1a1) act of deciding a case <BR> 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment <BR> 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) <BR> 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) <BR> 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) <BR> 1a6) execution (of judgment) <BR> 1a7) time (of judgment) <BR> 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) <BR> 1c) ordinance <BR> 1d) decision (in law) <BR> 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) <BR> 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan">4941</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4941 -- Occurrence 64 of 133">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mishpat_4941.htm" title="mish·Pat.: justice -- Occurrence 64 of 133.">miš·pāṭ.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">מִשְׁפָּֽט׃</span><br><span class="eng">justice</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br 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href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8393.htm" title="תְּבוּאָה ncfpa 8393"> income</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> injustice</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="מִשְׁפָּט ncmsa 4941"></a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">Better</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592. m'at (meh-at') -- a little, fewness, a few">is a little</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">with righteousness</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">Than</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230. rob (robe) -- multitude, abundance, greatness">great</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393. tbuw'ah (teb-oo-aw') -- product, revenue">income</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">with injustice.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">Better</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592. m'at (meh-at') -- a little, fewness, a few">[is] a little</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">with righteousness</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230. rob (robe) -- multitude, abundance, greatness">than great</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393. tbuw'ah (teb-oo-aw') -- product, revenue">revenues</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">without right.</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/proverbs/16-8.htm">Proverbs 16:8 NASB</a> • <a 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