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Proverbs 15:16-17 in English

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Proverbs 15:16-17 in American Standard Version (1901)

16 Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

16 Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
17 Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Proverbs 15 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 15:16-17 in King James Version + Apocrypha

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 15:16-17 in King James (Authorized) Version

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 15:16-17 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

16 Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
17 Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Proverbs 15 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 15:16-17 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
PROVERBS 15 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Translation for Translators

16 Being poor and revering Yahweh is better than being rich and having a lot of troubles.
17 Eating meals with people whom you love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with people who hate each other and having lots of good meat to eat.
Proverbs 15 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 15:16-17 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

16 Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
17 Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Proverbs 15 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World English Bible (Catholic)

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Bible in Basic English

16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
17 Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
Proverbs 15 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Darby Translation

16 Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
17 Better is a meal of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Douay-Rheims 1899

16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,
17 It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Free Bible Version

16 It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.
17 Better a dinner of vegetables where there's love than eating meat with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Geneva Bible 1599

16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of greene herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 15:16-17 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and turmoil therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 15:16-17 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and confusion therewith.
17 Better is an allowance of herbs when love is there, than a stall-fed ox and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

16 Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasures without the fear of the Lord.
17 Better is an entertainment of herbs with friendliness and kindness, Than a feast of calves, with enmity.
Proverbs 15 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 15:16-17 in George Noyes Bible

16 Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, Than much treasure, and trouble therewith.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where there is love, Than a fatted ox, and hatred therewith.
Proverbs 15 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 15:16-17 in One Unity Resource Bible

16 Better is little, with the fear of Adonai , than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs [Sayings] 15 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Unlocked Literal Bible

16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure with confusion.
17 Better is a meal with vegetables where there is love than a fatted calf served with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World English Bible

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World English Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World English Bible British Edition

16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Noah Webster Bible

16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred with it.
Proverbs 15 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World Messianic Bible

16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 15:16-17 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

16 Better is little, with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

16 Better is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many treasures and unfillable.
17 It is better to be called to worts with charity, than with hatred to a calf made fat.

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

16 Better is a little with the dread of the Lord, than many treasures and unfillable. (Better is a little with the fear of the Lord or with reverence for the Lord, than many treasures and troubles.)
17 It is better to be called to worts with charity, than with hatred to a calf made fat. (It is better to be warmly, or cordially, called to herbs, or vegetables, than to be hatefully invited to share a fattened calf.)

Proverbs 15:16-17 in Young's Literal Translation

16 Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
17 Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.