Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
WEB
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
YLT
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.
DBT
Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.