Proverbs 16:8

Compared across 30 translations

English
Better is a little with righteousnessThan great income [gained] with injustice.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.
Better is a little with righteousnessThan great income with injustice.
It is better to have a little and do right than to have a lot and be unfair.
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Better to have little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest.
Arabic
الْمَالُ الْقَلِيلُ مَعَ الْعَدْلِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ دَخْلٍ وَفِيرٍ حَرَامٍ.
Danish
Bedre at være fattig og ærlig end at være rig og uærlig.
German
Besser wenig Besitz, der ehrlich verdient ist, als großer Reichtum, durch Betrug erschlichen.
Spanish
Más vale tener poco con justicia que ganar mucho con injusticia.
Más vale tener poco con justicia que ganar mucho con injusticia.
French
Mieux vaut le peu honnêtement obtenuque de gros revenus mal acquis.
Hiligaynon
Mas maayo pa ang gamay nga manggad nga ginpangabudlayan sing husto sang sa madamo nga manggad nga ginkuha sa malain nga paagi.
Japanese
人をだまして大もうけするより、わずかずつでも正直にかせぐほうがましです。
Korean
정직하게 번 적은 수입이 부정하게 번 많은 수입보다 낫다.
nl
Beter weinig, maar met oprechtheid, dan oneerlijk verkregen rijkdom.
Portuguese
É melhor ter pouco com retidão do que muito com injustiça.
Melhor é ter pouco, mas vivendo uma vida reta,do que ter uma grande fortuna ganha por meios desonestos.
Romanian
Mai bine puţin, dar cu dreptate, decât mari venituri cu nedreptate!
Russian
Лучше немногое с праведностью, чем большие доходы с неправедностью.
Лучше немногое с праведностью, чем большие доходы с неправедностью.
Лучше немногое с праведностью, чем большие доходы с неправедностью.
Лучше немногое с праведностью,чем большие доходы с неправедностью.
Swedish
Det är bättre att äga lite i rättfärdighet än att ohederligt skaffa sig mycket.
Thai
ได้มาเล็กน้อยด้วยความชอบธรรมดีกว่าได้มามากมายด้วยความอยุติธรรม
zh-Hans
财物虽少但行事公义, 胜过家财万贯却不公义。
多 有 财 利 , 行 事 不 义 , 不 如 少 有 财 利 , 行 事 公 义 。
zh-Hant
財物雖少但行事公義, 勝過家財萬貫卻不公義。