Better
is little with the fear of the
LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
* Better is little with the feare of the Lord, then great treaſure, and trouble therewith.
אוֹצָר , masculine noun, ʾotzar — treasure, store, a treasury, storehouse (value 297)
H214,
אוֹצָר ʼôwtsâr, o-tsaw'; from H686; a depository:—armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).treasure, storehouse
treasure (gold, silver, etc)
store, supplies of food or drink
treasure-house, treasury
treasure-house
storehouse, magazine
treasury
magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury)
storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea)
Used in 70 Verses, 19 Books 79  Occurrence Count
טוֹב , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, tov — pleasant, agreeable, good (value 17)
H2896,
טוֹב ṭôwb, tobe; from H2895; 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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).adjective
good, pleasant, agreeable
pleasant, agreeable (to the senses)
pleasant (to the higher nature)
good, excellent (of its kind)
good, rich, valuable in estimation
good, appropriate, becoming
better (comparative)
glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature)
good understanding (of man's intellectual nature)
good, kind, benign
good, right (ethical)
masculine noun
a good thing, benefit, welfare
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
good, benefit
moral good
feminine noun
welfare, benefit, good things
welfare, prosperity, happiness
good things (collective)
bounty
Used in 521 Verses, 35 Books 561  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יִרְאָה , feminine noun, yirʾa — a fear (value 216)
H3374,
יִרְאָה yirʼâh, yir-aw'; feminine of H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence:—× dreadful, × exceedingly, fear(-fulness).fear, terror, fearing
fear, terror
awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)
fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety
revered
Used in 42 Verses, 12 Books 42  Occurrence Count
מְהוּמָה , feminine noun, məhuma — tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture (value 96)
H4103,
מְהוּמָה mehûwmâh, meh-hoo-maw'; from H1949; confusion or uproar:—destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation
tumult, confusion, disturbance, turmoil, disquietude, panic
discomfiture
Used in 12 Verses, 8 Books 12  Occurrence Count
מְעַט , substantive, məʿat — a little, fewness, a few (value 119)
H4592,
מְעַט meʻaṭ, meh-at'; or מְעָט meʻâṭ; from H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or comparative):—almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, × very.littleness, few, a little, fewness
little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little
like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
Used in 92 Verses, 28 Books 99  Occurrence Count
רַב , adjective, adverb, masculine noun, rav — much, many, great (value 202)
H7227,
רַב rab, rab; by contracted from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).adjective
much, many, great
much
many
abounding in
more numerous than
abundant, enough
great
strong
greater than
adverb
much, exceedingly
masculine noun
captain, chief
Used in 443 Verses, 35 Books 460  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 15:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מֵאוֹצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב וּמְה֥וּמָה בֽוֹ׃ |
| Verse #16824 (Ch. #643) — 8 words, 30 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Better |
H2896tov |
טוֹב |
17 |
| is little |
H4592məʿat |
מְעַט |
119 |
| with the fear |
H3374yirʾa |
יִרְאָה |
216 |
| of the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| than great |
H7227rav |
רַב |
202 |
| treasure |
H214ʾotzar |
אוֹצָר |
297 |
| and trouble therewith. |
H4103məhuma |
מְהוּמָה |
96 |
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