| For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. | For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. |
| How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! | How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. |
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| He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. |
| A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. | A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold. |
| Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. | Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him. |
| It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. | It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. |
| Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. | Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. |
| For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. | 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. |
| I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. | I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth. |
| Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. | Don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
| Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. |
| Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. | Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. |
| To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. |
| The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. | That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. |
| Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. | Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. |
| Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? | Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? |
| Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. | No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. |
| How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. | Of how much more value then is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day. |
| A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. | A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. |
| And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. | The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. |
| Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. | Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this. |
| Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. | You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. |
| Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. | Doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself. |
| Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? | Or do you think that I couldn’t ask my Father, and he would even now send me more than twelve legions of angels? |
| But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. | But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one. |
