Bible Verses about 'Better'

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8

It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. Psalm 118:8	It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people. trust safety protection
Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. Proverbs 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. righteousness money contentment

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. friendship relationships work
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law. Hebrews 8:6	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. Jesus covenant mediator
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. Proverbs 19:22	What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. reliability money goodness
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. Proverbs 15:16	Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure. money awe materialism
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32	One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. peace patience self-control
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. Proverbs 16:16	How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. money materialism wisdom
Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this. Ecclesiastes 7:10	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. wisdom life
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold. Proverbs 22:1	A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. money materialism relationships
For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10	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. sin nearness
But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. Philippians 1:23-24	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. death life
Doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself. Philippians 2:3	Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. selfishness humility neighbor
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. Psalm 63:3-4	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. love life worship
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. Psalm 37:16-17	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. sin money righteousness
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother. Proverbs 27:10	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. friendship family neighbor
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live. Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13	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. joy life food
If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. Matthew 5:29	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. sin desires hell
One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. Romans 14:5	One person values one day over another, another values every day the same. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. obedience wisdom neighbor
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21	For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. Jesus death life
Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. Matthew 12:12	How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. sabbath valuable
For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come. 1 Timothy 4:8	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. health obedience life
Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits. Romans 12:16	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. humility community dependence
Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! Luke 12:24	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! food life worrying
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. Ephesians 1:17	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. Spirit wisdom understanding

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?