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Ecc 4:6 — Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		Psa 37:16; Pro 15:16,17; Pro 16:8; Pro 17:1

Correlating Passages

Related Verses

	Psa 37:16	A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
	Pro 15:16	Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
	Pro 15:17	Better [is] a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
	Pro 16:8	Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
	Pro 17:1	Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ecclesiastes 4:6," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Ecc/4/6.html>.

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