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Pro 16:8 — Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

is		Pro 15:16; Psa 37:16; 1Ti 6:6-9
great		Pro 21:6,7; Jer 17:11; Mic 6:10

Correlating Passages

	Pro 15:16	Better [is] little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
	Psa 37:16	A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
	1Ti 6:6	But godliness with contentment is great gain.
	1Ti 6:7	For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.
	1Ti 6:8	And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
	1Ti 6:9	But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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	Pro 21:6	The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
	Pro 21:7	The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
	Jer 17:11	[As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
	Mic 6:10	Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable?

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 16:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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