Strong's Lexicon Better טוֹב־ (ṭō·wḇ-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty a little מְ֭עַט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4592: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth with the fear בְּיִרְאַ֣ת (bə·yir·’aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3374: 1) fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 than great רָ֝֗ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief treasure מֵאוֹצָ֥ר (mê·’ō·w·ṣār) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 214: 1) treasure, storehouse 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea) with turmoil. וּמְה֥וּמָה (ū·mə·hū·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4103: 1) tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation 1a) tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic 1b) discomfiture Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBetter a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. Young's Literal Translation Better [is] a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. New American Standard Bible Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it. King James Bible Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Parallel Verses New International Version Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil. New Living Translation Better to have little, with fear for the LORD, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. English Standard Version Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. New American Standard Bible Better is a little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and turmoil with it. King James Bible Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. International Standard Version Better is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil. NET Bible Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it. American Standard Version Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith. English Revised Version Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble therewith. Young's Literal Translation Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it. Cross References 1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. Psalm 37:16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. Proverbs 15:15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. Proverbs 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. Proverbs 15:17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Proverbs 15:19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. 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