Bible Verses about 'Than'
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. |
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. | A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city. | He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. |
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. | How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! |
Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. | 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. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in people. | It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. |
Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends. | Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. |
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. | 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. |
Do not worry about your life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. | 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. |
Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. |
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. | I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. |
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. | Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. |
To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice. | To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. | The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. |
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure. | Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith. |
For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing? | 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? |
A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. |
How much more valuable then is a person than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. | How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. |
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. | And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. |
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. | Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. |
You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. | 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. |
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves. | Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. |
Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? | Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? |
I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. | Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. |
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. |
Bible verse of the day
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.