17 “Better” Things

17 “Better” Things in Proverbs (8:11)

01.       Wisdom better than gold (3:14; 8”19)

02.       Wisdom better than silver (3:14; 8:19)

03.       Wisdom better than rubies (3:15; 8:11)

04.       A despised man better than one who honors himself (12:9)

05.       A little with the fear of God is better than treasures with trouble (15:16)

06.       A dinner of herbs with love is better than a feast where hatred is (15:17)

07.       A man slow to anger is better than a hot tempered mighty man (16:32)

08.       A man who rules  his spirit is better  than an in-temperate hero (16:32)

09.       A morsel of bread  with quietness  is better than a fest with strife (17:1)

10.       An honest  poor man is better than fool with perverse lips (19:1)

11.       A poor  man is better than liar (19:22)

12.       It is better  to dwell alone in a small place than in a large one with a brawling woman (21:9; 25:24)

13.       It is better  to dwell in the wilderness than with an angry and contentious woman (21:19)

14.       It is better  to be exalted  than to be  abased before men (25:7)

15.       An open rebuke  is better than secret love (27:5)

16.       A near neighbor is better than a far-off brother (27:10)

17.       A righteous poor man is better than a wicked rich man (28:6)

Names and Attributes of God

•          He is Majestic (Isaiah 45:21)

•          He is All-Knowing (John 33:21)

•          He is All-Wise (Proverbs 3:19-20)

•          He is True (Jeremiah 10:10