better Interlinear Index Study better GEN 029 019 And Laban <03837 +Laban > said <00559 +>amar > , [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > that I give <05414 +nathan > her to thee , than that I should give <05414 +nathan > her to another <00312 +>acher > man <00376 +>iysh > : abide <03427 +yashab > with me . better EXO 014 012 [ Is ] not this <02088 +zeh > the word <01697 +dabar > that we did tell <01696 +dabar > thee in Egypt <04714 +Mitsrayim > , saying <00559 +>amar > , Let us alone <02308 +chadal > , that we may serve <05647 + the Egyptians <04714 +Mitsrayim > ? For [ it had been ] {better} <02896 +towb > for us to serve <05647 + the Egyptians <04714 +Mitsrayim > , than that we should die <04191 +muwth > in the wilderness <04057 +midbar > . better NUM 014 003 And wherefore <04100 +mah > hath the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > brought <00935 +bow> > us unto this <02063 +zo>th > land <00776 +>erets > , to fall <05307 +naphal > by the sword <02719 +chereb > , that our wives <00802 +>ishshah > and our children <02945 +taph > should be a prey <00957 +baz > ? were it not {better} <02896 +towb > for us to return <07725 +shuwb > into Egypt <04714 +Mitsrayim > ? better JUDG 008 002 And he said <00559 +>amar > unto them , What <04100 +mah > have I done <06213 + now <06288 +p@>orah > in comparison of you ? [ Is ] not the gleaning <05955 + of the grapes of Ephraim <00669 +>Ephrayim > {better} <02896 +towb > than the vintage <01210 +batsiyr > of Abiezer <44> ? better JUDG 009 002 Speak <01696 +dabar > , I pray <04994 +na> > you , in the ears <00241 +>ozen > of all <03605 +kol > the men <01167 +ba of Shechem <07927 +Sh@kem > , Whether <04100 +mah > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > for you , either that all <03605 +kol > the sons <01121 +ben > of Jerubbaal <03378 +Y@rubba , [ which are ] threescore <07657 +shib and ten persons <00376 +>iysh > , reign <04910 +mashal > over you , or that one <00259 +>echad > reign <04910 +mashal > over you ? remember <02142 +zakar > also that I [ am ] your bone <06106 + and your flesh <01320 +basar > . better JUDG 011 025 And now <06258 + [ art ] thou any thing {better} <02896 +towb > than Balak <01111 +Balaq > the son <01121 +ben > of Zippor <06834 +Tsippowr > , king <04428 +melek > of Moab <04124 +Mow>ab > ? did he ever strive <07378 +riyb > against <05973 + Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > , or did he ever fight <03898 +lacham > against <05973 + them , better JUDG 018 019 And they said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Hold <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > , lay <07760 +suwm > thine hand <03027 +yad > upon thy mouth <06310 +peh > , and go <03212 +yalak > with us , and be to us a father <1> and a priest <03548 +kohen > : [ is it ] {better} <02896 +towb > for thee to be a priest <03548 +kohen > unto the house <01004 +bayith > of one <00259 +>echad > man <00376 +>iysh > , or <00176 +>ow > that thou be a priest <03548 +kohen > unto a tribe <07626 +shebet > and a family <04940 +mishpachah > in Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > ? better RUT 004 015 And he shall be unto thee a restorer <07725 +shuwb > of [ thy ] life <05315 +nephesh > , and a nourisher <03557 +kuwl > of thine old <07872 +seybah > age <07872 +seybah > : for thy daughter <03618 +kallah > in law <03618 +kallah > , which <00834 +>aher > loveth <00157 +>ahab > thee , which <00834 +>aher > is {better} <02896 +towb > to thee than seven <07651 +sheba< > sons <01121 +ben > , hath born <03205 +yalad > him . better 1SA 001 008 Then said <00559 +>amar > Elkanah <00511 +>Elqanah > her husband <00376 +>iysh > to her , Hannah <02584 +Channah > , why <04100 +mah > weepest <01058 +bakah > thou ? and why <04100 +mah > eatest <00398 +>akal > thou not ? and why <04100 +mah > is thy heart <03824 +lebab > grieved <07489 +ra ? [ am ] not I {better} <02896 +towb > to thee than ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > ? better 1SA 015 022 And Samuel <08050 +Sh@muw>el > said <00559 +>amar > , Hath the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > [ as great <01419 +gadowl > ] delight <02656 +chephets > in burnt <05930 + offerings and sacrifices <02077 +zebach > , as in obeying <08085 +shama< > the voice <06963 +qowl > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > ? Behold <02009 +hinneh > , to obey <08085 +shama< > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than sacrifice <02077 +zebach > , [ and ] to hearken <07181 +qashab > than the fat <02459 +cheleb > of rams <00352 +>ayil > . better 1SA 015 028 And Samuel <08050 +Sh@muw>el > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , The LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > hath rent <07167 +qara< > the kingdom <04468 +mamlakuwth > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > from thee this day <03117 +yowm > , and hath given <05414 +nathan > it to a neighbour <07453 +rea< > of thine , [ that is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than thou . better 1SA 027 001 . And David <01732 +David > said <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , I shall now <06258 + perish <05595 +caphah > one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > by the hand <03027 +yad > of Saul <07586 +Sha>uwl > : [ there is ] nothing <00369 +>ayin > {better} <02896 +towb > for me than <03588 +kiy > that I should speedily <04422 +malat > escape <04422 +malat > into <00413 +>el > the land <00776 +>erets > of the Philistines <06430 +P@lishtiy > ; and Saul <07586 +Sha>uwl > shall despair <02976 +ya>ash > of me , to seek <01245 +baqash > me any <03605 +kol > more <05750 + in any <03605 +kol > coast <01366 +g@buwl > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > : so shall I escape <04422 +malat > out of his hand <03027 +yad > . better 2SA 017 014 And Absalom <53> and all <03605 +kol > the men <00376 +>iysh > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > said <00559 +>amar > , The counsel <06098 + of Hushai <02365 +Chuwshay > the Archite <00757 +>Arkiy > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than the counsel <06098 + of Ahithophel <00302 +>Achiythophel > . For the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > had appointed <06680 +tsavah > to defeat <06565 +parar > the good <02896 +towb > counsel <06098 + of Ahithophel <00302 +>Achiythophel > , to the intent <05668 + that the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > might bring <00935 +bow> > evil <07451 +ra< > upon Absalom <53> . better 2SA 018 003 But the people <05971 + answered <00559 +>amar > , Thou shalt not go <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > : for if <00518 +>im > we flee <05127 +nuwc > away , they will not care for us ; neither <00518 +>im > if <00518 +>im > half <02677 +chetsiy > of us die <04191 +muwth > , will they care for us : but now <06258 + [ thou art ] worth <03644 +k@mow > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > of us : therefore now <06258 + [ it is ] {better} <02896 +towb > that thou succour <05826 + us out of the city <05892 + . better 1KI 001 047 And moreover <01571 +gam > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + came <00935 +bow> > to bless <01288 +barak > our lord <00113 +>adown > king <04428 +melek > David <01732 +David > , saying <00559 +>amar > , God <00430 +>elohiym > make the name <08034 +shem > of Solomon <08010 +Sh@lomoh > {better} <03190 +yatab > than thy name <08034 +shem > , and make his throne <03678 +kicce> > greater than thy throne <03678 +kicce> > . And the king <04428 +melek > bowed <07812 +shachah > himself upon the bed <04904 +mishkab > . better 1KI 002 032 And the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > shall return <07725 +shuwb > his blood <01818 +dam > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , who <04310 +miy > fell <06293 +paga< > upon two <08147 +sh@nayim > men <00582 +>enowsh > more righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > and {better} <02896 +towb > than he , and slew <02026 +harag > them with the sword <02719 +chereb > , my father <1> David <01732 +David > not knowing <03045 +yada< > [ thereof , to wit ] , Abner <74> the son <01121 +ben > of Ner <05369 +Ner > , captain <08269 +sar > of the host <06635 +tsaba> > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > , and Amasa <06021 + > the son <01121 +ben > of Jether <03500 +Yether > , captain <08269 +sar > of the host <06635 +tsaba> > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > . better 1KI 019 004 But he himself <01931 +huw> > went <01980 +halak > a day s <03117 +yowm > journey <01870 +derek > into the wilderness <04057 +midbar > , and came <00935 +bow> > and sat <03427 +yashab > down under <08478 +tachath > a juniper <07574 +rethem > tree : and he requested <07592 +sha>al > for himself <05315 +nephesh > that he might die <04191 +muwth > ; and said <00559 +>amar > , It is enough <07227 +rab > ; now <06258 + , O LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , take <03947 +laqach > away my life <05315 +nephesh > ; for I [ am ] not {better} <02896 +towb > than my fathers <1> . better 1KI 021 002 And Ahab <00256 +>Ach>ab > spake <01696 +dabar > unto Naboth <05022 +Nabowth > , saying <00559 +>amar > , Give <05414 +nathan > me thy vineyard <03754 +kerem > , that I may have <01961 +hayah > it for a garden <01588 +gan > of herbs <03419 +yaraq > , because <03588 +kiy > it [ is ] near <07138 +qarowb > unto my house <01004 +bayith > : and I will give <05414 +nathan > thee for it a {better} <02896 +towb > vineyard <03754 +kerem > than it ; [ or <00176 +>ow > ] , if <00518 +>im > it seem good <02896 +towb > to thee , I will give <05414 +nathan > thee the worth <04242 +m@chiyr > of it in money <03701 +keceph > . better 2KI 005 012 [ Are ] not Abana <71> and Pharpar <06554 +Parpar > , rivers <05104 +nahar > of Damascus <01834 +Dammeseq > , {better} <02896 +towb > than all <03605 +kol > the waters <04325 +mayim > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > ? may I not wash <07364 +rachats > in them , and be clean <02891 +taher > ? So he turned <06437 +panah > and went <03212 +yalak > away in a rage <02534 +chemah > . better 2CH 021 013 But hast walked <03212 +yalak > in the way <01870 +derek > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Israel <03478 +Yisra>el > , and hast made Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > and the inhabitants <03427 +yashab > of Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > to go a whoring <02181 +zanah > , like to the whoredoms <02181 +zanah > of the house <01004 +bayith > of Ahab <00256 +>Ach>ab > , and also <01571 +gam > hast slain <02026 +harag > thy brethren <00251 +>ach > of thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > , [ which were ] {better} <02896 +towb > than thyself : better EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is {better} <02896 +towb > than she . better PSA 037 016 A little <04592 +m@ that a righteous <06662 +tsaddiyq > man hath [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than the riches <01995 +hamown > of many <07227 +rab > wicked <07563 +rasha< > . better PSA 063 003 . Because <03588 +kiy > thy lovingkindness <02617 +checed > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than life <02416 +chay > , my lips <08193 +saphah > shall praise <07623 +shabach > thee . better PSA 069 031 [ This ] also shall please <03190 +yatab > the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > {better} <03190 +yatab > than an ox <07794 +showr > [ or ] bullock <06499 +par > that hath horns <07160 +qaran > and hoofs <06536 +parac > . better PSA 084 010 For a day <03117 +yowm > in thy courts <02691 +chatser > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than a thousand <00505 +>eleph > . I had rather <00977 +bachar > be a doorkeeper <05605 +caphaph > in the house <01004 +bayith > of my God <00430 +>elohiym > , than to dwell <01752 +duwr > in the tents <00168 +>ohel > of wickedness <07562 +resha< > . better PSA 118 008 [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to trust <02620 +chacah > in the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > than to put confidence <00982 +batach > in man <00120 +>adam > . better PSA 118 009 [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to trust <02620 +chacah > in the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > than to put confidence <00982 +batach > in princes <05081 +nadiyb > . better PSA 119 072 . The law <08451 +towrah > of thy mouth <06310 +peh > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > unto me than thousands <00505 +>eleph > of gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > . better PRO 003 014 For the merchandise <05504 +cachar > of it [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than the merchandise <05505 +cachar > of silver <03701 +keceph > , and the gain <08393 +t@buw>ah > thereof than fine gold <02742 +charuwts > . better PRO 008 011 For wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than rubies <06443 +paniyn > ; and all <03605 +kol > the things that may be desired <02656 +chephets > are not to be compared <07737 +shavah > to it . better PRO 008 019 My fruit <06529 +p@riy > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than gold <02742 +charuwts > , yea , than fine gold <06337 +paz > ; and my revenue <08393 +t@buw>ah > than choice <00977 +bachar > silver <03701 +keceph > . better PRO 012 009 . [ He that is ] despised <07034 +qalah > , and hath a servant <05650 + , [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than he that honoureth <03513 +kabad > himself , and lacketh <02638 +chacer > bread <03899 +lechem > . Better PRO 015 016 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] little <04592 +m@ with the fear <03374 +yir>ah > of the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > than great <07227 +rab > treasure <00214 +>owtsar > and trouble <04103 +m@huwmah > therewith. Better PRO 015 017 {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] a dinner <00737 +>aruchah > of herbs <03419 +yaraq > where <08033 +sham > love <00160 +>ahabah > is , than a stalled <75> ox <07794 +showr > and hatred <08135 +sin>ah > therewith . Better PRO 016 008 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] a little <04592 +m@ with righteousness <06666 +ts@daqah > than great <07230 +rob > revenues <08393 +t@buw>ah > without <03808 +lo> > right <04941 +mishpat >. better PRO 016 016 . How <04100 +mah > much {better} <02896 +towb > [ is it ] to get <07069 +qanah > wisdom <02451 +chokmah > than gold <02742 +charuwts > ! and to get <07069 +qanah > understanding <00998 +biynah > rather to be chosen <00977 +bachar > than silver <03701 +keceph > ! Better PRO 016 019 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ it is to be ] of an humble <08213 +shaphel > spirit <07307 +ruwach > with the lowly <06041 + , than to divide <02505 +chalaq > the spoil <07998 +shalal > with the proud <01343 +ge>eh >. better PRO 016 032 . [ He that is ] slow <00750 +>arek > to anger <00639 +>aph > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than the mighty <01368 +gibbowr > ; and he that ruleth <04910 +mashal > his spirit <07307 +ruwach > than he that taketh <03920 +lakad > a city <05892 + . Better PRO 017 001 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] a dry <02720 +chareb > morsel <06595 +path > , and quietness <07962 +shalvah > therewith , than an house <01004 +bayith > full <04392 +male> > of sacrifices <02077 +zebach > [ with ] strife <07379 +riyb >. Better PRO 019 001 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] the poor <07326 +ruwsh > that walketh <01980 +halak > in his integrity <08537 +tom > , than [ he that is ] perverse <06141 + in his lips <08193 +saphah > , and is a fool <03684 +k@ciyl >. better PRO 019 022 . The desire <08378 +ta>avah > of a man <00120 +>adam > [ is ] his kindness <02617 +checed > : and a poor <07326 +ruwsh > man [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than a liar <03576 +kazab > . better PRO 021 009 . [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to dwell <03427 +yashab > in a corner <06438 +pinnah > of the housetop <01406 +gag > , than with a brawling <04090 +m@dan > woman <00802 +>ishshah > in a wide <02267 +cheber > house <01004 +bayith > . better PRO 021 019 . [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to dwell <03427 +yashab > in the wilderness <04057 +midbar > , than with a contentious <04066 +madown > and an angry <03708 +ka woman <00802 +>ishshah > . better PRO 025 007 For {better} <02896 +towb > [ it is ] that it be said <00559 +>amar > unto thee , Come <05927 + up hither ; than that thou shouldest be put lower <08213 +shaphel > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of the prince <05081 +nadiyb > whom <00834 +>aher > thine eyes <05869 + have seen <07200 +ra>ah > . better PRO 025 024 . [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to dwell <03427 +yashab > in the corner <06438 +pinnah > of the housetop <01406 +gag > , than with a brawling <04090 +m@dan > woman <00802 +>ishshah > and in a wide <02267 +cheber > house <01004 +bayith > . better PRO 027 005 . Open <01540 +galah > rebuke <08433 +towkechah > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than secret <05641 +cathar > love <00160 +>ahabah > . better PRO 027 010 Thine own friend <07453 +rea< > , and thy father s <1> friend <07453 +rea< > , forsake <05800 + not ; neither <00408 +>al > go <00935 +bow> > into thy brother s <00251 +>ach > house <01004 +bayith > in the day <03117 +yowm > of thy calamity <00343 +>eyd > : [ for ] {better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] a neighbour <07934 +shaken > [ that is ] near <07138 +qarowb > than a brother <00251 +>ach > far <07350 +rachowq > off . Better PRO 028 006 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] the poor <01800 +dal > that walketh <01980 +halak > in his uprightness <08537 +tom > , than [ he that is ] perverse <06141 + [ in his ] ways <01870 +derek > , though he [ be ] rich <06223 +. better ECC 002 024 [ There is ] nothing <00369 +>ayin > {better} <02896 +towb > for a man <00120 +>adam > , [ than ] that he should eat <00398 +>akal > and drink <08354 +shathah > , and [ that ] he should make his soul <05315 +nephesh > enjoy <07200 +ra>ah > good <02896 +towb > in his labour <05999 + . This <02088 +zeh > also <01571 +gam > I saw <07200 +ra>ah > , that it [ was ] from the hand <03027 +yad > of God <00430 +>elohiym > . better ECC 003 022 Wherefore <04100 +mah > I perceive <07200 +ra>ah > that [ there is ] nothing <00369 +>ayin > {better} <02896 +towb > , than that a man <00120 +>adam > should rejoice <08055 +samach > in his own works <04639 +ma ; for that [ is ] his portion <02506 +cheleq > : for who <04310 +miy > shall bring <00935 +bow> > him to see <07200 +ra>ah > what <04100 +mah > shall be after <00310 +>achar > him ? better ECC 004 003 Yea , {better} <02896 +towb > [ is he ] than both <08147 +sh@nayim > they , which <00834 +>aher > hath not yet <05728 + been <01961 +hayah > , who <00834 +>aher > hath not seen <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > work <04639 +ma that is done <06466 +pa under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > . Better ECC 004 006 {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] an handful [ with ] quietness <05183 +Nachath > , than both the hands <02651 +chophen > full <04393 +m@lo> > [ with ] travail <05999 + and vexation <07469 +r@ of spirit <07307 +ruwach > . better ECC 004 009 Two <08147 +sh@nayim > [ are ] {better} <02896 +towb > than one <00259 +>echad > ; because <00834 +>aher > they have <03426 +yesh > a good <02896 +towb > reward <07999 +shalam > for their labour <05999 + . Better ECC 004 013 . {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] a poor <04542 +micken > and a wise <02450 +chakam > child <03206 +yeled > than an old <02205 +zaqen > and foolish <03684 +k@ciyl > king <04428 +melek > , who <00834 +>aher > will <03045 +yada< > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + be admonished <02094 +zahar >. Better ECC 005 005 {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is it ] that thou shouldest not vow <05087 +nadar > , than that thou shouldest vow <05087 +nadar > and not pay <07999 +shalam > . better ECC 006 003 If <00518 +>im > a man <00376 +>iysh > beget <03205 +yalad > an hundred <03967 +me>ah > [ children ] , and live <02421 +chayah > many <07227 +rab > years <08141 +shaneh > , so that the days <03117 +yowm > of his years <08141 +shaneh > be many <07227 +rab > , and his soul <05315 +nephesh > be not filled <07646 +saba< > with good <02896 +towb > , and also <01571 +gam > [ that ] he have <01961 +hayah > no <03808 +lo> > burial <06900 +q@buwrah > ; I say <00559 +>amar > , [ that ] an untimely <05309 +nephel > birth <05309 +nephel > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than he . Better ECC 006 009 {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] the sight <04758 +mar>eh > of the eyes <05869 + than the wandering <01981 +halak > of the desire <05315 +nephesh > : this <02088 +zeh > [ is ] also <01571 +gam > vanity <01892 +hebel > and vexation <07469 +r@ of spirit <07307 +ruwach > . better ECC 006 011 . Seeing <03588 +kiy > there be many <07235 +rabah > things <01697 +dabar > that increase <07235 +rabah > vanity <01892 +hebel > , what <04100 +mah > [ is ] man <00120 +>adam > the {better} <03148 +yowther > ? better ECC 007 001 . A good name <08034 +shem > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than precious <02896 +towb > ointment <08081 +shemen > ; and the day <03117 +yowm > of death <04194 +maveth > than the day <03117 +yowm > of one s birth <03205 +yalad > . better ECC 007 002 [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to go <03212 +yalak > to the house <01004 +bayith > of mourning <60> , than to go <03212 +yalak > to the house <01004 +bayith > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > : for that [ is ] the end <05490 +cowph > of all <03605 +kol > men <00120 +>adam > ; and the living <02416 +chay > will lay <05414 +nathan > [ it ] to his heart <03820 +leb > . better ECC 007 003 Sorrow <03708 +ka [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than laughter <07814 +s@chowq > : for by the sadness <07455 +roa< > of the countenance <06440 +paniym > the heart <03820 +leb > is made {better} <03190 +yatab > . better ECC 007 003 Sorrow <03708 +ka [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than laughter <07814 +s@chowq > : for by the sadness <07455 +roa< > of the countenance <06440 +paniym > the heart <03820 +leb > is made better <03190 +yatab > . better ECC 007 005 [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > to hear <08085 +shama< > the rebuke <01606 +g@ of the wise <02450 +chakam > , than for a man <00376 +>iysh > to hear <08085 +shama< > the song <07892 +shiyr > of fools <03684 +k@ciyl > . better ECC 007 008 Better <02896 +towb > [ is ] the end <00319 +>achariyth > of a thing <01697 +dabar > than the beginning <07225 +re>shiyth > thereof : [ and ] the patient <00750 +>arek > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than the proud <01362 +gabahh > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > . Better ECC 007 008 {Better} <02896 +towb > [ is ] the end <00319 +>achariyth > of a thing <01697 +dabar > than the beginning <07225 +re>shiyth > thereof : [ and ] the patient <00750 +>arek > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > [ is ] better <02896 +towb > than the proud <01362 +gabahh > in spirit <07307 +ruwach > . better ECC 007 010 Say <00559 +>amar > not thou , What <04100 +mah > is [ the cause <01961 +hayah > ] that the former <07223 +ri>shown > days <03117 +yowm > were {better} <02896 +towb > than these <00428 +>el - leh > ? for thou dost not enquire <07592 +sha>al > wisely <02451 +chokmah > concerning <05921 + this <02088 +zeh > . better ECC 008 015 Then I commended <07623 +shabach > mirth <08057 +simchah > , because <00834 +>aher > a man <00120 +>adam > hath no <00369 +>ayin > {better} <02896 +towb > thing under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > , than to eat <00398 +>akal > , and to drink <08354 +shathah > , and to be merry <08055 +samach > : for that shall abide <03867 +lavah > with him of his labour <05999 + the days <03117 +yowm > of his life <02416 +chay > , which <00834 +>aher > God <00430 +>elohiym > giveth <05414 +nathan > him under <08478 +tachath > the sun <08121 +shemesh > . better ECC 009 004 . For to him that is joined <00977 +bachar > to all <03605 +kol > the living <02416 +chay > there is hope <00986 +bittachown > : for a living <02416 +chay > dog <03611 +keleb > is {better} <02896 +towb > than <04480 +min > a dead <04191 +muwth > lion <00738 +>ariy > . better ECC 009 016 Then said <00559 +>amar > I , Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than strength <01369 +g@buwrah > : nevertheless the poor <04542 +micken > man s wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] despised <00959 +bazah > , and his words <01697 +dabar > are not heard <08085 +shama< > . better ECC 009 018 Wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than weapons <03627 +k@liy > of war <07128 +q@rab > : but one <00259 +>echad > sinner <02398 +chata> > destroyeth <6> much <07235 +rabah > good <02896 +towb > . better ECC 010 011 Surely <00518 +>im > the serpent <05175 +nachash > will bite <05391 +nashak > without <03808 +lo> > enchantment <03908 +lachash > ; and a babbler is no <00369 +>ayin > {better} <03504 +yithrown > . better SON 001 002 . Let him kiss <05401 +nashaq > me with the kisses <05390 +n@shiyqah > of his mouth <06310 +peh > : for thy love <01730 +dowd > [ is ] {better} <02896 +towb > than wine <03196 +yayin > . better SON 004 010 How <04100 +mah > fair <03302 +yaphah > is thy love <01730 +dowd > , my sister <00269 +>achowth > , [ my ] spouse <03618 +kallah > ! how <04100 +mah > much {better} <02896 +towb > is thy love <01730 +dowd > than wine <03196 +yayin > ! and the smell <07381 +reyach > of thine ointments <08081 +shemen > than all <03605 +kol > spices <01314 +besem > ! better ISA 056 005 Even unto them will I give <05414 +nathan > in mine house <01004 +bayith > and within my walls <02346 +chowmah > a place <03027 +yad > and a name <08034 +shem > {better} <02896 +towb > than of sons <01121 +ben > and of daughters <01121 +ben > : I will give <05414 +nathan > them an everlasting <05769 + name <08034 +shem > , that shall not be cut <03772 +karath > off . better LAM 004 009 [ They that be ] slain <02491 +chalal > with the sword <02719 +chereb > are {better} <02896 +towb > than [ they that be ] slain <02491 +chalal > with hunger <07457 +ra : for these <01992 +hem > pine <02100 +zuwb > away , stricken <01856 +daqar > through for [ want of ] the fruits <08570 +t@nuwbah > of the field <07704 +sadeh > . better EZE 036 011 And I will multiply <07235 +rabah > upon you man <00120 +>adam > and beast <00929 +b@hemah > ; and they shall increase <07235 +rabah > and bring <06509 +parah > fruit <06509 +parah > : and I will settle <03427 +yashab > you after your old <06927 +qadmah > estates , and will do {better} <02896 +towb > [ unto you ] than at your beginnings <07221 +ri>shah > : and ye shall know <03045 +yada< > that I [ am ] the LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > . better DAN 001 020 And in all <03605 +kol > matters <01697 +dabar > of wisdom <02451 +chokmah > [ and ] understanding <00998 +biynah > , that the king <04428 +melek > enquired <01245 +baqash > of them , he found <04672 +matsa> > them ten <06235 + times {better} <03027 +yad > than <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the magicians <02748 +chartom > [ and ] astrologers <00825 +>ashshaph > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > his realm <04438 +malkuwth > . better HOS 002 007 And she shall follow <07291 +radaph > after <00310 +>achar > her lovers <00157 +>ahab > , but she shall not overtake <05381 +nasag > them ; and she shall seek <01245 +baqash > them , but shall not find <04672 +matsa> > [ them ] : then shall she say <00559 +>amar > , I will go <03212 +yalak > and return <07725 +shuwb > to my first <07223 +ri>shown > husband <00376 +>iysh > ; for then <00227 +>az > [ was it ] {better} <02896 +towb > with me than now <06258 + . better AMO 006 002 Pass <05674 + ye unto Calneh <03641 +Kalneh > , and see <07200 +ra>ah > ; and from thence <08033 +sham > go <03212 +yalak > ye to Hamath <02579 +Chamath Rabbah > the great <07227 +rab > : then go <03381 +yarad > down <03381 +yarad > to Gath <01661 +Gath > of the Philistines <06430 +P@lishtiy > : [ be they ] {better} <02896 +towb > than <04480 +min > these <00428 +>el - leh > kingdoms <04467 +mamlakah > ? or their border <01366 +g@buwl > greater <07227 +rab > than your border <01366 +g@buwl > ? better JONAH 004 003 Therefore now <06258 + , O LORD <03068 +Y@hovah > , take <03947 +laqach > , I beseech <04994 +na> > thee , my life <05315 +nephesh > from me ; for [ it is ] {better} <02896 +towb > for me to die <04194 +maveth > than to live <02416 +chay > . better JONAH 004 008 And it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the sun <08121 +shemesh > did arise <02224 +zarach > , that God <00430 +>elohiym > prepared <04487 +manah > a vehement <02759 +chariyshiy > east <06921 +qadiym > wind <07307 +ruwach > ; and the sun <08121 +shemesh > beat <05221 +nakah > upon the head <07218 +ro>sh > of Jonah <03124 +Yonah > , that he fainted <05968 + , and wished <07592 +sha>al > in himself to die <04191 +muwth > , and said <00559 +>amar > , [ It is ] {better} <02896 +towb > for me to die <04191 +muwth > than to live <02416 +chay > . better NAH 003 008 . Art thou {better} <03190 +yatab > than populous <00527 +>amown > No , that was situate <03427 +yashab > among the rivers <02975 +y@ , [ that had ] the waters <04325 +mayim > round <05439 +cabiyb > about it , whose <00834 +>aher > rampart <02426 +cheyl > [ was ] the sea <03220 +yam > , [ and ] her wall <02346 +chowmah > [ was ] from the sea <03220 +yam > ? better MAT 006 026 Behold <1689 -emblepo -> the fowls <4071 - peteinon -> of the air <3772 -ouranos -> : for they sow <4687 - speiro -> not , neither <3761 -oude -> do they reap <2325 - therizo -> , nor <3761 -oude -> gather <4863 -sunago -> into <1519 -eis -> barns <0596 -apotheke -> ; yet your <5216 -humon - > heavenly <3770 -ouranios -> Father <3962 -pater -> feedeth <5142 -trepho -> them . Are ye not much <3123 -mallon -> {better} <1308 -diaphero -> than they ? better MAT 012 012 How <4214 -posos -> much <4214 -posos -> then <3767 -oun -> is a man <0444 -anthropos -> {better} <1308 - diaphero -> than a sheep <4263 -probaton -> ? Wherefore <5620 - hoste -> it is lawful <1832 -exesti -> to do <4160 -poieo -> well <2573 -kalos -> on the sabbath <4521 -sabbaton -> days . better MAT 018 006 But whoso <0302 -an -> shall offend <4624 - skandalizo -> one <1520 -heis -> of these <5130 -touton -> little <3398 -mikros -> ones which <3588 -ho -> believe <4100 - pisteuo -> in me , it were {better} <4851 -sumphero -> for him that a millstone <3684 -onikos -> were hanged <2910 -kremannumi - > about <1909 -epi -> his neck <5137 -trachelos -> , and [ that ] he were drowned <2670 -katapontizo -> in the depth <3989 - pelagos -> of the sea <2281 -thalassa -> . better MAT 018 008 Wherefore <1161 -de -> if <1487 -ei -> thy hand <5495 -cheir -> or <2228 -e -> thy foot <4228 -pous -> offend <4624 -skandalizo -> thee , cut <1581 -ekkopto -> them off <1581 -ekkopto -> , and cast <0906 -ballo -> [ them ] from thee : it is {better} <2570 -kalos -> for thee to enter <1525 - eiserchomai -> into <1519 -eis -> life <2222 -zoe -> halt <5560 - cholos -> or <2228 -e -> maimed <2948 -kullos -> , rather <2228 - e -> than <2228 -e -> having <2192 -echo -> two <1417 -duo -> hands <5495 -cheir -> or <2228 -e -> two <1417 -duo -> feet <4228 -pous -> to be cast <0906 -ballo -> into <1519 -eis -> everlasting <0166 -aionios -> fire <4442 -pur -> . better MAT 018 009 And if <1487 -ei -> thine <4675 -sou -> eye <3788 -ophthalmos -> offend <4624 -skandalizo -> thee , pluck <1807 -exaireo -> it out , and cast <0906 -ballo -> [ it ] from thee : it is {better} <2570 -kalos -> for thee to enter <1525 - eiserchomai -> into <1519 -eis -> life <2222 -zoe -> with one <3442 -monophthalmos -> eye <3442 -monophthalmos -> , rather <2228 -e -> than <2228 -e -> having <2192 -echo -> two <1417 - duo -> eyes <3788 -ophthalmos -> to be cast <0906 -ballo -> into <1519 -eis -> hell <1067 -geena -> fire <4442 -pur -> . better MAR 009 042 And whosoever <0302 -an -> shall offend <4624 -skandalizo -> one <1520 -heis -> of [ these <3588 -ho -> ] little <3398 -mikros -> ones that believe <4100 -pisteuo -> in me , it is {better} <3123 -mallon -> for him that a millstone <3457 -mulikos -> were hanged <4029 -perikeimai -> about <4012 - peri -> his neck <5137 -trachelos -> , and he were cast <0906 - ballo -> into <1519 -eis -> the sea <2281 -thalassa -> . better MAR 009 043 And if <1437 -ean -> thy hand <5495 -cheir -> offend <4624 -skandalizo -> thee , cut <0609 -apokopto -> it off <0609 -apokopto -> : it is {better} <2570 -kalos -> for thee to enter <1525 -eiserchomai -> into <1519 -eis -> life <2222 -zoe - > maimed <2948 -kullos -> , than <2228 -e -> having <2192 -echo - > two <1417 -duo -> hands <5495 -cheir -> to go <0565 - aperchomai -> into <1519 -eis -> hell <1067 -geena -> , into <1519 -eis -> the fire <4442 -pur -> that never <3756 -ou -> shall be quenched <0762 -asbestos -> : better MAR 009 045 And if <1437 -ean -> thy foot <4228 -pous -> offend <4624 -skandalizo -> thee , cut <0609 -apokopto -> it off <0609 -apokopto -> : it is {better} <2570 -kalos -> for thee to enter <1525 -eiserchomai -> halt <5560 -cholos -> into <1519 - eis -> life <2222 -zoe -> , than <2228 -e -> having <2192 -echo - > two <1417 -duo -> feet <4228 -pous -> to be cast <0906 -ballo - > into <1519 -eis -> hell <1067 -geena -> , into <1519 -eis -> the fire <4442 -pur -> that never <3756 -ou -> shall be quenched <0762 -asbestos -> : better MAR 009 047 And if <1437 -ean -> thine <4675 -sou -> eye <3788 -ophthalmos -> offend <4624 -skandalizo -> thee , pluck <1544 -ekballo -> it out : it is {better} <2570 -kalos -> for thee to enter <1525 -eiserchomai -> into <1519 -eis -> the kingdom <0932 -basileia -> of God <2316 -theos -> with one <3442 -monophthalmos -> eye <3442 -monophthalmos -> , than <2228 -e -> having <2192 -echo -> two <1417 -duo -> eyes <3788 -ophthalmos - > to be cast <0906 -ballo -> into <1519 -eis -> hell <1067 - geena -> fire <4442 -pur -> : better LUK 005 039 No 3762 -oudeis - man 3762 -oudeis - also 2532 -kai - having drunk 4095 -pino - old 3820 -palaios - [ wine ] straightway 2112 -eutheos - desireth 2309 -thelo - new 2537 -kainos - : for he saith 3004 -lego - , The old 3820 - palaios - is {better} 5543 -chrestos - . better LUK 012 024 Consider 2657 -katanoeo - the ravens 2876 - korax - : for they neither 3756 -ou - sow 4687 -speiro - nor 3761 -oude - reap 2325 -therizo - ; which 3739 -hos - neither 3756 -ou - have 2076 -esti - storehouse 5009 -tameion - nor 3761 -oude - barn 0596 -apotheke - ; and God 2316 -theos - feedeth 5142 -trepho - them : how 4214 -posos - much 4214 -posos - more 3123 -mallon - are ye {better} 1308 -diaphero - than the fowls 4071 -peteinon - ? better LUK 017 002 It were {better} 3081 -lusitelei - for him that a millstone 3684 -onikos - were hanged 4029 -perikeimai - about 4012 -peri - his neck 5137 -trachelos - , and he cast 4496 -rhipto - into 1519 -eis - the sea 2281 -thalassa - , than 2228 - e - that he should offend 4624 -skandalizo - one 1520 -heis - of these 5130 -touton - little 3398 -mikros - ones . better ROM 003 009 What <5101 -tis -> then <3767 -oun -> ? are we {better} <4284 -proechomai -> [ than they ] ? No <3756 -ou -> , in no <3843 -pantos -> wise <3843 -pantos -> : for we have before <4256 -proaitiaomai -> proved <4256 -proaitiaomai -> both <5037 -te -> Jews <2453 -Ioudaios -> and Gentiles <1672 -Hellen - > , that they are all <3956 -pas -> under <5259 -hupo -> sin <0266 -hamartia -> ; better 1CO 007 009 But if <1487 -ei -> they cannot <3756 -ou -> contain <1467 -egkrateuomai -> , let them marry <1060 -gameo -> : for it is {better} <2909 -kreitton -> to marry <1060 -gameo -> than <2228 -e -> to burn <4448 -puroo -> . better 1CO 007 038 So <5620 -hoste -> then <2532 -kai -> he that giveth [ her ] in marriage <1547 -ekgamizo -> doeth <4160 -poieo -> well <2573 -kalos -> ; but he that giveth [ her ] not in marriage <1547 -ekgamizo -> doeth <4160 -poieo -> {better} <2573 -kalos -> . better 1CO 008 008 But meat <1033 -broma -> commendeth <3936 - paristemi -> us not to God <2316 -theos -> : for neither <3777 - oute -> , if <1437 -ean -> we eat <5315 -phago -> , are we the {better} <4052 -perisseuo -> ; neither <3777 -oute -> , if <1437 -ean -> we eat <5315 -phago -> not , are we the worse <5302 - hustereo -> . better 1CO 009 015 . But I have used <5530 -chraomai -> none <3762 -oudeis -> of these <5130 -touton -> things : neither have I written <1125 -grapho -> these <5023 -tauta -> things , that it should be so <3779 -houto -> done <1096 -ginomai -> unto me : for [ it were ] {better} <3123 -mallon -> for me to die <0599 - apothnesko -> , than <2228 -e -> that any <5100 -tis -> man should make <2758 -kenoo -> my glorying <2745 -kauchema -> void <2758 -kenoo -> . better 1CO 011 017 . Now <1161 -de -> in this <5124 -touto -> that I declare <3853 -paraggello -> [ unto you ] I praise <1867 - epaineo -> [ you ] not , that ye come <4905 -sunerchomai -> together <4905 -sunerchomai -> not for the {better} <2909 - kreitton -> , but for the worse <2276 -hetton -> . better PHP 001 023 For I am in a strait <4912 -sunecho -> betwixt <1537 -ek -> two <1417 -duo -> , having <2192 -echo -> a desire <1939 -epithumia -> to depart <0360 -analuo -> , and to be with Christ <5547 -Christos -> ; which is far <3123 -mallon - > {better} <2909 -kreitton -> : better PHP 002 003 [ Let ] nothing <3367 -medeis -> [ be done ] through <2596 -kata -> strife <2052 -eritheia -> or <2228 -e -> vainglory <2754 -kenodoxia -> ; but in lowliness <5012 - tapeinophrosune -> of mind <5012 -tapeinophrosune -> let each <0240 -allelon -> esteem <2233 -hegeomai -> other <0240 -allelon -> {better} <5242 -huperecho -> than themselves <1438 -heautou - > . better HEB 001 004 . Being made <1096 -ginomai -> so <5118 - tosoutos -> much <5118 -tosoutos -> {better} <2909 -kreitton -> than the angels <0032 -aggelos -> , as he hath by inheritance <2820 -kleroo -> obtained <2816 -kleronomeo -> a more excellent <1313 -diaphoros -> name <3686 -onoma -> than <3844 -para -> they . better HEB 006 009 . But , beloved <0027 -agapetos -> , we are persuaded <3982 -peitho -> {better} <2909 -kreitton -> things of you , and things that accompany <2192 -echo -> salvation <4991 - soteria -> , though <1499 -ei kai -> we thus <3779 -houto -> speak <2980 -laleo -> . better HEB 007 007 And without <5565 -choris -> all <3956 -pas - > contradiction <0485 -antilogia -> the less <1640 -elasson -> is blessed <2127 -eulogeo -> of the {better} <2909 -kreitton -> . better HEB 007 019 For the law <3551 -nomos -> made <5048 - teleioo -> nothing <3762 -oudeis -> perfect <5048 -teleioo -> , but the bringing <1898 -epeisagoge -> in of a {better} <2909 - kreitton -> hope <1680 -elpis -> [ did ] ; by the which <3739 - hos -> we draw nigh <1448 -eggizo -> unto God <2316 -theos -> . better HEB 007 022 By so <5118 -tosoutos -> much <5118 -tosoutos -> was Jesus <2424 -Iesous -> made <1096 -ginomai -> a surety <1450 -egguos -> of a {better} <2909 -kreitton -> testament <1242 -diatheke -> . better HEB 008 006 . But now <3570 -nuni -> hath he obtained <5177 -tugchano -> a more excellent <1313 -diaphoros -> ministry <3009 -leitourgia -> , by how <3745 -hosos -> much <3745 -hosos - > also <2532 -kai -> he is the mediator <3316 -mesites -> of a better <2909 -kreitton -> covenant <1242 -diatheke -> , which <3748 -hostis -> was established <3549 -nomotheteo -> upon {better} <2909 -kreitton -> promises <1860 -epaggelia -> . better HEB 008 006 . But now <3570 -nuni -> hath he obtained <5177 -tugchano -> a more excellent <1313 -diaphoros -> ministry <3009 -leitourgia -> , by how <3745 -hosos -> much <3745 -hosos - > also <2532 -kai -> he is the mediator <3316 -mesites -> of a {better} <2909 -kreitton -> covenant <1242 -diatheke -> , which <3748 -hostis -> was established <3549 -nomotheteo -> upon better <2909 -kreitton -> promises <1860 -epaggelia -> . better HEB 009 023 . [ It was ] therefore <3767 -oun -> necessary <0318 -anagke -> that the patterns <5262 -hupodeigma - > of things in the heavens <3772 -ouranos -> should be purified <2511 -katharizo -> with these <5125 -toutois -> ; but the heavenly <2032 -epouranios -> things themselves <0846 -autos -> with {better} <2909 -kreitton -> sacrifices <2378 -thusia -> than <3844 -para -> these <5025 -tautais -> . better HEB 010 034 For ye had compassion <4834 -sumpatheo -> of me in my bonds <1199 -desmon -> , and took <4327 -prosdechomai - > joyfully <5479 -chara -> the spoiling <0724 -harpage -> of your <5216 -humon -> goods <5224 -huparchonta -> , knowing <1097 -ginosko -> in yourselves <1438 -heautou -> that ye have <2192 - echo -> in heaven <3772 -ouranos -> a {better} <2909 -kreitton - > and an enduring <3306 -meno -> substance <5223 -huparxis -> . better HEB 011 016 But now <3570 -nuni -> they desire <3713 - oregomai -> a {better} <2909 -kreitton -> [ country ] , that is , an heavenly <2032 -epouranios -> : wherefore <1352 -dio -> God <2316 -theos -> is not ashamed <1870 -epaischunomai -> to be called <1941 -epikaleomai -> their God <2316 -theos -> : for he hath prepared <2090 -hetoimazo -> for them a city <4172 -polis - > . better HEB 011 035 Women <1135 -gune -> received <2983 -lambano - > their dead <3498 -nekros -> raised <0386 -anastasis -> to life again <0386 -anastasis -> : and others <0243 -allos -> were tortured <5178 -tumpanizo -> , not accepting <4327 -prosdechomai -> deliverance <0629 -apolutrosis -> ; that they might obtain <5177 -tugchano -> a {better} <2909 -kreitton -> resurrection <0386 -anastasis -> : better HEB 011 040 God <2316 -theos -> having provided <4265 - problepo -> some <5100 -tis -> {better} <2909 -kreitton -> thing for us , that they without <5565 -choris -> us should not be made <5048 -teleioo -> perfect <5048 -teleioo -> . better HEB 012 024 And to Jesus <2424 -Iesous -> the mediator <3316 -mesites -> of the new <3501 -neos -> covenant <1242 - diatheke -> , and to the blood <0129 -haima -> of sprinkling <4473 -rhantismos -> , that speaketh <2980 -laleo -> {better} <2909 -kreitton -> things than [ that of ] Abel <0006 -Abel -> . better 1PE 003 017 For [ it is ] {better} <2909 -kreitton -> , if <1487 -ei -> the will <2307 -thelema -> of God <2316 -theos - > be so , that ye suffer <3958 -pascho -> for well <0015 - agathopoieo -> doing <0015 -agathopoieo -> , than <2228 -e -> for evil <2554 -kakopoieo -> doing <2554 -kakopoieo -> . better 2PE 002 021 For it had been <2258 -en -> {better} <2909 - kreitton -> for them not to have known <1921 -epiginosko -> the way <3598 -hodos -> of righteousness <1343 -dikaiosune -> , than <2228 -e -> , after they have known <1921 -epiginosko -> [ it ] , to turn <1994 -epistrepho -> from the holy <0040 -hagios -> commandment <1785 -entole -> delivered <3860 -paradidomi -> unto them . ~~~~~~