Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Better is a little with righteousness,.... Gotten in a righteous way, held by a righteous claim, used in a righteous manner, attended with a life of righteousness and holiness; and also along with an…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Here, 1. It is supposed that an honest good man may have but a little of the wealth of this world (all the righteous are not rich), - that a man may have but little, and yet may be honest (though…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
without right Rather, with injustice, R.V., as preserving better the parallelism. Comp. Pro 15:16.
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