Proverbs 15:16

“Better [is] little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.] Not that a “little” is better than “much” of that which is good, as the things of this world are in themselves; poverty is not better than riches, simply considered; but as these are attended with different circumstances: if a man has but little of worldly substance, yet if he has “the fear of God” in his heart, and before his eyes; that fear which has God for its author and for its object, and which is itself a treasure; and may be here put for all grace, for the riches of grace saints are partakers of; such a man’s little is better than another man’s abundance without the fear of the Lord, as the…”

“trouble--agitation, implying the anxieties and perplexities attending wealth held by worldlings (Pro 16:18; Ti1 6:6).”

“This proverb has its completion in the teaching of Matthew 6:33. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Trouble - Tumultuous lusts and passions, vexatious cares, and horrors of conscience. Proverbs 15:19”

“15:16 A healthy fear for the Lord counteracts inner turmoil and brings inner peace. • Better to have little: See also 16:8.”

“little: Pro 16:8, Pro 28:6; Psa 37:16; Ti1 6:6 great: Pro 10:22; Ecc 2:10, Ecc 2:11, Ecc 2:18-23, Ecc 5:10-12 Proverbs 15:17”