Bible Verses about 'Than'
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. | As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. |
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver! | It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver. |
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. | It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior, one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. |
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. | An honorable name is more to be desired than great riches, and high esteem is preferable to silver and gold. |
Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. | Amen, amen, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. |
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 place your trust in mortals. |
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. | No one can have greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. |
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. | It is better to spend one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in God’s house than dwell inside the tents of the wicked. |
Do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. | Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat, or about your body and what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice. | It is better to have little and be righteous than to acquire great riches with injustice. |
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. | Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. |
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. | Two are better than one: they earn a far greater reward for their toil. |
What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar. | A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. |
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. | It is better to have a little and fear the Lord than to possess immense wealth and suffer anguish. |
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? | Therefore, heed my words. Do not be concerned about your life and what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body and what you will wear. Surely life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. | No, throughout all these things we are conquerors because of him who loved us. |
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. | How much more valuable a man is than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. |
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. | Some friends can lead us to ruin, but a true friend is closer than a brother. |
The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these. | The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. |
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. | Who can find a worthy wife? She is far more precious than pearls. |
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. | Do not assert that the past was better than the present, for such a statement is not a sign of wisdom. |
A mediator, however, implies more than one party; but God is one. | Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one. |
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. | Dear children, you are from God and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. |
Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? | Do you suppose that I cannot appeal to my Father for help and he will not immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels? |
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