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.