Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind. Psalm 37:16 Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. Proverbs 15:16,17 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content. . . . Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity. Proverbs 17:1 Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife. Context The Evil of Oppression…5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying: 6Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.7Considering I found also another vanity under the sun:… Cross References Proverbs 15:16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content. Proverbs 15:17 It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred. Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity. Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, Ecclesiastes 4:7 Considering I found also another vanity under the sun: Lexicon Betterט֕וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good one handful מְלֹ֥א (mə·lō) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills with tranquility נָ֑חַת (nā·ḥaṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness than two handfuls מִמְּלֹ֥א (mim·mə·lō) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills with toil עָמָ֖ל (‘ā·māl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind and pursuit וּרְע֥וּת (ū·rə·‘ūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7469: A feeding upon, grasping after of the wind. רֽוּחַ׃ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit Additional Translations Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit. Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind. Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind. Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.' Jump to Previous Better Chasing Desire Fists Full Hand Handful Handfuls Hands Labor Pursuit Quietness Rest Spirit Striving Toil Travail Trouble Vexation WindJump to Next Better Chasing Desire Fists Full Hand Handful Handfuls Hands Labor Pursuit Quietness Rest Spirit Striving Toil Travail Trouble Vexation WindExternal Links Ecclesiastes 4:6 NIVEcclesiastes 4:6 NLT Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV Ecclesiastes 4:6 NASB Ecclesiastes 4:6 ASV Ecclesiastes 4:6 Bible Apps Ecclesiastes 4:6 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 4:6 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 4:6 French Bible Ecclesiastes 4:6 German Bible Alphabetical: after and Better chasing fists full hand handful handfuls is labor of one rest striving than the toil tranquillity two wind with OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is a handful with quietness than (Ecclesiast. Ec Ecc Eccles.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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