Proverbs 15:16-17 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
‘Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.’ Better is poverty with the fear of the Lord, than riches with troubles.
Proverbs 22:4 states that by humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honour and life. Riches, honour, and life depend upon humility and fear of the Lord.
‘Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.’ Better is a poor man’s dinner where love is than a rich man’s feast with hatred and strife.
Psalms 37:16 states that the little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked. This is always true due to the blessing of God upon the little. A righteous man is content with little under the most trying circumstances when he is blessed by his heavenly Father (15:16; 16:8; 1Cor. 10:31; 1Thess. 5:18).
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