“A little that
a righteous man hath is better that the riches of many wicked.” Psa 37:16
There are two
truths implied here:
(a)
It happens not infrequently that the righteous have little of the wealth of this
world; and
(b)
Little is to them of more real value, accompanied, as it is, with higher
blessings, than the more abundant wealth which the wicked often possess.
It is better to
have but little of this world’s goods with righteousness, than to have the
riches of many wicked men - with their ungodliness. It is not always true,
indeed, that the righteous are poor; but if they are poor, their lot is more to
be desired than that of the wicked man, though he is rich. (Lk 16:19-31) The
small property of one truly good man, with his character and hopes, is of more
value than would be the aggregate wealth of many rich wicked men with their
character and prospects.
The greatest
wealth is not locked in a bank, but freely obtained in the bible.
HSAY…Todd
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