Psalms 37:16

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Psalms 37:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 3:33

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

Proverbs 13:25

A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Proverbs 15:17

Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

Proverbs 30:9

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

1 Timothy 6:6

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.