Psalms 37:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 37:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 37:16 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 37:16 — KJV
“A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.”
— Psalms 37:16 (KJV)
Psalms 37:16 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 37:16
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:16: little, righteous, better
“And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:16: righteous, hath, than
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:16: hath, than, wicked
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:16: hath, than, many
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 37:16: righteous, hath, wicked
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