Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 16:8 Interlinear
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | טוֹב | H2896 | Better | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 2 | מְ֭עַט | H4592 | is a little | a little or few (often adverbial or comparative) |
| 3 | בִּצְדָקָ֑ה | H6666 | with righteousness | rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) |
| 4 | מֵרֹ֥ב | H7230 | than great | abundance (in any respect) |
| 5 | תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת | H8393 | revenues | income, i.e., produce (literally or figuratively) |
| 6 | בְּלֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 7 | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | H4941 | without right | properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind |
Verse Context
Proverbs 16:7please the LORD ways When a man's he maketh even his enemies...
Proverbs 16:8 (current)Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right
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