Psalms 37:16 Cross References - ISV

¹⁶ Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

³³ The LORD’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

²⁵ A righteous person eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.

¹⁶ On Contentment and Other Good Things of LifeBetter is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil. ¹⁷ A vegetarian meal served with love is better than a big, thick steak with a plateful of animosity.

⁸ A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.

⁹ so that I don’t become overfed and deny you by saying, “Who is the LORD?” or so that I don’t become poor and steal, and then misuse the name of my God.

²⁶ After all, to the person who is good in God’s sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

⁶ It’s better to have one handful of tranquility than to have two handfuls of trouble and to chase after the wind.

¹¹ Give us today our daily bread,

⁶ Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.