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Proverbs 16:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.


Proverbs 16:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:87 words
HebrewMeaning
טוֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
מְ֭עַטməʿaṭ
almost (somenounH4592
very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···
בִּ/צְדָקָ֑הbiṣədāqāh
justicepronH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
מֵ/רֹ֥בmērōb
abundancepronH7230
all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···
תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתtəbwʾwōt
fruitnounH8393
gain · increase · revenue
בְּ/לֹ֣אbəlōʾ
erepronH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
מִשְׁפָּֽטmišəpāṭ
ceremonynounH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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