Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
7 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “better” →
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
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.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
