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Proverbs 16:8
Better a little with righteousness, than large revenues, without justice.
Proverbs 16:8 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 16:8 in other translations
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
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In context
5 An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.
6 By lovingkindness and fidelity, shall iniquity be covered, and, in the revering of Yahweh, is a turning away from wrong.
7 When, acceptable to Yahweh, are the ways of a man, even his enemies, doth he cause to make peace with him.
8 Better a little with righteousness, than large revenues, without justice.
9 A man’s heart, deviseth his way, but, Yahweh, directeth his steps.
10 An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.
11 The balance and scales of justice, belong to Yahweh, and, his handiwork, are all the weights of the bag.
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