Proverbs 16:8 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 16:8 MSG (The Message)
Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.
Proverbs 16:8 KJV (King James Version)
Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues without right.
Proverbs 16:8 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8 NCV (New Century Version)
It is better to be poor and right than to be wealthy and dishonest.
Proverbs 16:8 ASV (American Standard Version)
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8 NIV (New International Version)
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8 NKJV (New King James Version)
Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.
Proverbs 16:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income [gained] with injustice. [Ps 37:16; Prov 15:16]
Proverbs 16:8 NLT (New Living Translation)
Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.
Proverbs 16:8 TPT (The Passion Translation)
It is better to have little with a heart that loves justice than to be rich and not have God on your side.
Proverbs 16:8 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.