 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 696 pages
...days of the afflicted are evil : but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 1G Better is little with the fear of the LORD, than great treasure and trouble therewith. 1? Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 18 A wrathful... | |
 | William Dodd - 1842 - 546 pages
...confidence, &c. It is the fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.— Prov. xiv. 26, 27. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures, &c. — Prov. xv. 16. By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. — Prov. xvi. 6. Let... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1843 - 314 pages
...the end thereof shall not be blessed. He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house. Better is little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure and trouble therewith. erhs.] Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. Labor not... | |
 | Hugh Gaston - Bible - 1843 - 348 pages
...little that a righteous man hath it better than the riches of many wicked. Prov. xv. 16. Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith. xxiii. 4. Labour not to be rich. Jer. xlv. 5. Seekest thou great things for thyself! seek them not.... | |
 | Thomas Becon - Theology - 1843 - 532 pages
...that trusteth in his riches shall have a fall ; but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf." ' Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great and unmeasurable treasures Prov. xv. otherwise." " He goeth about to destroy his own house, that giveth... | |
 | 1844 - 444 pages
...— " What has your religion done for you? — How stands your profit and loss account ?" Answer, " Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith." " What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul ?" Yes ; lose his soul... | |
 | Christianity - 1844 - 588 pages
...of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith; and also that which goes before it, Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and tiouble therewith. It is not possible that affections can be bought and sold; but if they could, the... | |
 | Old Humphrey - Conduct of life - 1844 - 290 pages
...much : but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep," Eccles. v. 12. — " Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith," Prov. xv. 16. Let me then ask you, as I have asked others, if you were called upon at the hour of midnight,... | |
 | Lady Caroline Eliza East - Sin - 1844 - 90 pages
...a contrite heart, and will save such as be of an humble spirit." — Psalm xxxiv. 1 8. " Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and trouble therewith." — Prov. xv. 1 6. " A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly.... | |
 | London St. Giles, Cripplegate - 1844 - 712 pages
...where the blessing of God is ! 5. The saint's little is better than the sinner's all. — " Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith." (Prov. xv. 16.) "A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked." (Psalm... | |
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Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 
