Bible Verses about 'Better'
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people. |
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. |
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. | Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. |
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. |
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. | Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure. |
But in fact the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on better promises. | But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, to the extent that He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. |
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! | How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. |
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. |
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. | Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this. |
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. |
I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. | But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes. |
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. | For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness. |
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. | Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. |
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. |
Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. | Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend, And do not go to your brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away. |
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. | Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. |
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God. | I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God. |
If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. | Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. |
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. | That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. |
One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind. | One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. |
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. | How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. | For bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. |
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. | Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. |
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! | Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! |
Bible verse of the day
The prudent see danger and take refuge,but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.