8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:8
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 8
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Betterטוֹב־H2896Adjective - masculine singulara littleמְ֭עַטH4592Adjective - masculine singularwith righteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֑הH6666Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularthan greatמֵרֹ֥בH7230Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructgainתְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתH8393Noun - feminine pluralwith injusticeבְּלֹ֣אH3808Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle. . .מִשְׁפָּֽט׃H4639Noun - masculine singular