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1 PreNAB | the inspired writers. The better understanding of Hebrew
2 Pent, Gen 3: 20(4) | out of place; it would fit better after Genesis 3:24. The
3 Pent, Exo 14: 12 | serve the Egyptians'? Far better for us to be the slaves
4 Pent, Exo 17: 11 | raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he
5 Pent, Exo 17: 11 | hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight. ~
6 Pent, Lev 27: 10 | it by exchanging either a better for a worse one or a worse
7 Pent, Lev 27: 10 | worse one or a worse for a better one. If he attempts to offer
8 Pent, Num 14: 3 | as booty. Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?" ~
9 Pent, Deu 28: 1(1) | This chapter would read better immediately after Deut 26.~
10 Pent, Jud 5: 8(2) | of their enemies, who had better weapons, made of iron; cf
11 Pent, Jud 8: 2 | the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? ~
12 Pent, Jud 9: 2 | citizens of Shechem: 'Which is better for you: that seventy men,
13 Pent, Jud 11: 25 | 25 ~Again, are you any better than Balak, son of Zippor,
14 Pent, Jud 18: 1(1) | to gain possession of the better portion of their land (Judges
15 Pent, Jud 18: 19 | father and priest. Is it better for you to be priest for
16 His, 1Sam 15: 22 | of the LORD? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission
17 His, 1Sam 15: 28 | neighbor of yours, who is better than you. ~
18 His, 1Sam 16: 16 | will play and you will feel better." ~
19 His, 1Sam 16: 23 | would be relieved and feel better, for the evil spirit would
20 His, 2Sam 14: 32 | from Geshur? I would be better off if I were still there!'
21 His, 2Sam 17: 14 | counsel of Hushai the Archite better than that of Ahithophel.
22 His, 2Sam 18: 3 | thousand of us. Therefore it is better that we have you to help
23 His, 1Kin 2: 32 | because he struck down two men better and more just than himself,
24 His, 1Kin 19: 4 | Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers." ~
25 His, 1Kin 21: 2 | house. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or,
26 His, 2Kin 5: 12 | the Abana and the Pharpar, better than all the waters of Israel?
27 His, 2Kin 7: 13 | left in the city are no better off than all the throng
28 His, 2Chr 21: 13 | father's house who were better than you, ~
29 His, Tob 3: 6 | the earth into dust. It is better for me to die than to live,
30 His, Tob 3: 6 | refuse me not. For it is better for me to die than to endure
31 His, Tob 3: 6(1) | 6] It is better for me to die than to live:
32 His, Tob 3: 10 | laden with sorrow. It is far better for me not to hang myself,
33 His, Tob 12: 8 | and fasting are good, but better than either is almsgiving
34 His, Tob 12: 8 | little with righteousness is better than abundance with wickedness.
35 His, Tob 12: 8 | abundance with wickedness. It is better to give alms than to store
36 His, Jdt 7: 27 | 27 ~we would be better off to become their prey.
37 His, 1Mac 3: 59 | 59 ~It is better for us to die in battle
38 His, 1Mac 5: 6(4) | of events and would fit better between 1 Macc 5:36 and
39 His, 1Mac 13: 5 | of distress, for I am not better than my brothers. ~
40 WisdB, Psa 4: 7 | 7 ~Many say, "May we see better times! LORD, show us the
41 WisdB, Psa 37: 16 | 16 ~Better the poverty of the just
42 WisdB, Psa 40: 7(3) | 7-9] Obedience is better than sacrifice (cf 1 Sam
43 WisdB, Psa 51: 1(1) | 16). Such proclamation is better than offering sacrifice (
44 WisdB, Psa 63: 4 | 4 ~2 For your love is better than life; my lips offer
45 WisdB, Psa 63: 4(2) | 4] For your love is better than life: only here in
46 WisdB, Psa 84: 11 | 11 ~Better one day in your courts than
47 WisdB, Psa 84: 11 | than a thousand elsewhere. Better the threshold of the house
48 WisdB, Psa 118: 8 | 8 ~Better to take refuge in the LORD
49 WisdB, Psa 118: 9 | 9 ~Better to take refuge in the LORD
50 WisdB, Pro 3: 14 | 14 ~For her profit is better than profit in silver, and
51 WisdB, Pro 3: 14 | than profit in silver, and better than gold is her revenue; ~
52 WisdB, Pro 8: 11 | 11 ~(For Wisdom is better than corals, and no choice
53 WisdB, Pro 8: 19 | 19 ~My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure
54 WisdB, Pro 12: 9 | 9 ~Better a lowly man who supports
55 WisdB, Pro 15: 16 | 16 ~2 Better a little with fear of the
56 WisdB, Pro 15: 17 | 17 ~Better a dish of herbs where love
57 WisdB, Pro 16: 8 | 8 ~Better a little with virtue, than
58 WisdB, Pro 16: 16 | 16 ~How much better to acquire wisdom than gold!
59 WisdB, Pro 16: 19 | 19 ~It is better to be humble with the meek
60 WisdB, Pro 16: 32 | 32 ~A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who
61 WisdB, Pro 17: 1 | 1 ~Better a dry crust with peace than
62 WisdB, Pro 18: 19 | 19 ~A brother is a better defense than a strong city,
63 WisdB, Pro 19: 1 | 1 ~Better a poor man who walks in
64 WisdB, Pro 21: 9 | 9 ~It is better to dwell in a corner of
65 WisdB, Pro 21: 19 | 19 ~It is better to dwell in a wilderness
66 WisdB, Pro 25: 7 | 7 ~For it is better that you be told, "Come
67 WisdB, Pro 25: 24 | 24 ~It is better to dwell in a corner of
68 WisdB, Pro 27: 5 | 5 ~Better is an open rebuke than a
69 WisdB, Pro 27: 10 | enter not a kinsman's house. Better is a neighbor near at hand
70 WisdB, Pro 28: 6 | 6 ~Better a poor man who walks in
71 WisdB, Ecc 2: 24 | 24 ~3 There is nothing better for man than to eat and
72 WisdB, Ecc 3: 12 | recognized that there is nothing better than to be glad and to do
73 WisdB, Ecc 3: 22 | saw that there is nothing better for a man than to rejoice
74 WisdB, Ecc 4: 3 | 3 ~And better off than both is the yet
75 WisdB, Ecc 4: 6 | 6 ~Better is one handful with tranquility
76 WisdB, Ecc 4: 9 | 9 ~Two are better than one: they get a good
77 WisdB, Ecc 4: 13 | 13 ~Better is a poor but wise youth
78 WisdB, Ecc 5: 4 | 4 ~You had better not make a vow than make
79 WisdB, Ecc 6: 9 | What the eyes see is better than what the desires wander
80 WisdB, Ecc 6: 9(4) | 9] Better . . . wander after: the
81 WisdB, Ecc 6: 9(4) | that is present to us is better than that which is absent
82 WisdB, Ecc 7: 1 | 1 ~1 A good name is better than good ointment, and
83 WisdB, Ecc 7: 2 | 2 ~It is better to go to the house of mourning
84 WisdB, Ecc 7: 3 | 3 ~Sorrow is better than laughter, because when
85 WisdB, Ecc 7: 5 | 5 ~It is better to hearken to the wise man'
86 WisdB, Ecc 7: 8 | 8 ~Better is the end of speech than
87 WisdB, Ecc 7: 8 | speech than its beginning; better is the patient spirit than
88 WisdB, Ecc 7: 10 | it that former times were better than these? For it is not
89 WisdB, Ecc 7: 19 | 19 ~Wisdom is a better defense for the wise man
90 WisdB, Ecc 9: 4 | there is hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion. ~
91 WisdB, Ecc 9: 16 | Though I had said, "Wisdom is better than force," yet the wisdom
92 WisdB, Ecc 9: 17 | quiet words of the wise are better heeded than the shout of
93 WisdB, Wisd 3: 14(6) | 56:1-8. More gratifying: better than sons and daughters;
94 WisdB, Wisd 4: 1 | 1 ~1 Better is childlessness with virtue;
95 WisdB, Wisd 8: 6 | service, who in the world is a better craftsman than she? ~
96 WisdB, Wisd 15: 17 | lawless hands. For he is better than the things he worships;
97 WisdB, Sir 7: 16 | Do not esteem yourself better than your fellows; remember,
98 WisdB, Sir 10: 26 | 26 ~Better the worker who has plenty
99 WisdB, Sir 16: 3 | their future. For one can be better than a thousand; rather
100 WisdB, Sir 20: 2 | 2 ~It is much better to admonish than to lose
101 WisdB, Sir 20: 24 | 24 ~Better a thief than an inveterate
102 WisdB, Sir 20: 30 | 30 ~Better the man who hides his folly
103 WisdB, Sir 23: 27 | understand, That nothing is better than the fear of the LORD,
104 WisdB, Sir 24: 19 | me as sweeter than honey, better to have than the honeycomb. ~
105 WisdB, Sir 29: 13 | 13 ~Better than a stout shield and
106 WisdB, Sir 29: 22 | 22 ~Better a poor man's fare under
107 WisdB, Sir 30: 14 | 14 ~2 Better a poor man strong and robust,
108 WisdB, Sir 33: 22 | 22 ~Far better that your children plead
109 WisdB, Sir 37: 14 | can tell him his situation better than seven watchmen in a
110 WisdB, Sir 40: 17 | can make life sweet, but better than either is finding a
111 WisdB, Sir 40: 18 | preserve one's name, but better than either, attaining wisdom. ~
112 WisdB, Sir 40: 19 | flourishing health; but better than either, a devoted wife; ~
113 WisdB, Sir 40: 20 | music delight the soul, but better than either, conjugal love. ~
114 WisdB, Sir 40: 21 | offer sweet melody, but better than either, a voice that
115 WisdB, Sir 40: 22 | beauty delight the eye, but better than either, the flowers
116 WisdB, Sir 40: 23 | are timely guides, but better than either, a prudent wife. ~
117 WisdB, Sir 40: 24 | for times of stress; but better than either, charity that
118 WisdB, Sir 40: 25 | make one's way secure, but better than either, sound judgment. ~
119 WisdB, Sir 40: 26 | build up confidence, but better than either, fear of God.
120 WisdB, Sir 40: 28 | not the life of a beggar, better to die than to beg; ~
121 WisdB, Sir 41: 12 | for it will stand by you better than precious treasures
122 WisdB, Sir 42: 14 | 14 ~Better a man's harshness than a
123 ProphB, Isa 56: 5 | walls, a monument and a name Better than sons and daughters;
124 ProphB, Jer 36: 30(5) | three months; he was known better for his thirty-seven-year
125 ProphB, Lam 4: 9 | 9 ~Better for those who perish by
126 ProphB, Bar 6: 58 | 58 ~How much better to be a king displaying
127 ProphB, Bar 6: 67 | by fleeing to shelter are better than they are. ~
128 ProphB, Bar 6: 72 | 72 ~The better for the just man who has
129 ProphB, Eze 15: 2 | makes the wood of the vine better than any other wood? That
130 ProphB, Dan 1: 15 | they looked healthier and better fed than any of the young
131 ProphB, Dan 1: 20 | he found them ten times better than all the magicians and
132 ProphB, Dan 13: 23 | 23 ~Yet it is better for me to fall into your
133 ProphB, Hos 2: 12 | first husband, for it was better with me then than now." ~
134 ProphB, Hos 4: 9 | The priests shall fare no better than the people: I will
135 ProphB, Amo 6: 2 | the Philistines! Are you better than these kingdoms, or
136 ProphB, Jon 4: 3 | life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live." ~
137 ProphB, Jon 4: 8 | death, saying, "I would be better off dead than alive." ~
138 ProphB, Nah 3: 8 | 8 ~2 Are you better than No-amon that was set
139 REPre | more formal approach seems better suited to the specific purposes
140 Gosp, Mat 1: 7(3) | name; however, Asaph is better attested. Matthew may have
141 Gosp, Mat 5: 29 | and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your
142 Gosp, Mat 5: 30 | and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one of your
143 Gosp, Mat 6: 11(8) | The latter would conform better to the eschatological tone
144 Gosp, Mat 11: 16(11)| original form of the saying is better preserved in Luke 7:35 ". . .
145 Gosp, Mat 17: 20(17)| Matthew who (according to the better attested text) omits the
146 Gosp, Mat 17: 21(18)| this is a variant of the better reading of Mark 9:29.~
147 Gosp, Mat 18: 6 | in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great
148 Gosp, Mat 18: 6(5) | 13:21. According to the better reading of Mark 9:42, in
149 Gosp, Mat 18: 6(5) | Marcan source. It would be better . . . depths of the sea:
150 Gosp, Mat 18: 8 | and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life
151 Gosp, Mat 18: 9 | and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life
152 Gosp, Mat 19: 10 | man with his wife, it is better not to marry." ~
153 Gosp, Mat 19: 11(8) | probably the disciples' "it is better not to marry" (Matthew 19:
154 Gosp, Mat 19: 12(9) | marry, since that suits better the optional nature of the
155 Gosp, Mat 21: 28(23)| latter reading are slightly better than those that support
156 Gosp, Mat 23: 1(1) | of Pharisaism and of its better representatives is true,
157 Gosp, Mat 26: 24 | is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never
158 Gosp, Mat 26: 24(12)| 24] It would be better . . . born: the enormity
159 Gosp, Mat 26: 24(12)| is such that it would be better not to exist than to do
160 Gosp, Mar 9: 42 | me) to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone
161 Gosp, Mar 9: 43 | to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life
162 Gosp, Mar 9: 45 | to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life
163 Gosp, Mar 9: 47 | you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the
164 Gosp, Mar 9: 49(12)| salted with fire: so the better manuscripts. Some add "every
165 Gosp, Mar 14: 21 | is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never
166 Gosp, Luk 10: 42 | thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be
167 Gosp, Luk 17: 2 | 2 ~It would be better for him if a millstone were
168 Gosp, Joh 1: 26(19)| purification and preparation for a better baptism.~
169 Gosp, Joh 7: 38(14)| Grammatically, it goes better with the believer.~
170 Gosp, Joh 7: 53(17)| those of Luke, and it fits better with the general situation
171 Gosp, Joh 11: 50 | you consider that it is better for you that one man should
172 Gosp, Joh 16: 7 | tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if
173 Gosp, Joh 18: 14 | counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die
174 Gosp, Joh 20: 17(10)| appearances or, perhaps better, an introduction to the
175 Gosp, Act 6: 1(1) | the community that will better serve the community's needs.
176 NTLet, Rom 3: 9 | 9 ~3 Well, then, are we better off? Not entirely, for we
177 NTLet, Rom 3: 9(3) | 9-20] Well, then, are we better off?: this phrase can also
178 NTLet, 1Cor 7: 1(2) | correct perspective and a better sense of their own limitations.
179 NTLet, 1Cor 7: 9 | should marry, for it is better to marry than to be on fire. ~
180 NTLet, 1Cor 7: 36(13)| staying as they are is "better" (for the reasons mentioned
181 NTLet, 1Cor 7: 38 | does not marry her will do better. ~
182 NTLet, 1Cor 8: 8 | we do not eat, nor are we better off if we do. ~
183 NTLet, 1Cor 15: 49(22)| manuscript support, this reading better fits the context's emphasis
184 NTLet, 2Cor Int | circumstances is perhaps nowhere better exemplified than in Second
185 NTLet, 2Cor 11: 20 | devours you, or gets the better of you, or puts on airs,
186 NTLet, 2Cor 11: 20(14)| cf 1 Peter 5:8. Gets the better: the verb lambano means "
187 NTLet, 2Cor 12: 13(10)| 2 Cor 11:13), "got the better of you" (see the note on
188 NTLet, 2Cor 12: 16 | I was crafty and got the better of you by deceit. ~
189 NTLet, Phi 1: 23 | Christ, (for) that is far better. ~
190 NTLet, 1The 2: 7(2) | nepioi), but "gentle" (epioi) better suits the context here.~
191 NTLet, 1Tim 6: 2 | are brothers but must give better service because those who
192 NTLet, Heb 6: 9 | your regard, beloved, of better things related to salvation,
193 NTLet, Heb 7: 19 | perfection; on the other hand, a better hope 13 is introduced, through
194 NTLet, Heb 7: 19(13)| 19] A better hope: this hope depends
195 NTLet, Heb 7: 22 | the guarantee of an (even) better covenant. 16 ~
196 NTLet, Heb 7: 22(16)| 22] An [even] better covenant: better than the
197 NTLet, Heb 7: 22(16)| even] better covenant: better than the Mosaic covenant
198 NTLet, Heb 8: 6 | ministry as he is mediator of a better covenant, enacted on better
199 NTLet, Heb 8: 6 | better covenant, enacted on better promises. ~
200 NTLet, Heb 8: 7(3) | superiority is based on better promises, made explicit
201 NTLet, Heb 9: 23 | heavenly things themselves by better sacrifices than these. ~
202 NTLet, Heb 10: 34 | knowing that you had a better and lasting possession. ~
203 NTLet, Heb 11: 16 | 16 ~But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one.
204 NTLet, Heb 11: 35 | deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection. ~
205 NTLet, Heb 11: 40 | God had foreseen something better for us, so that without
206 CathL, 1Pet 3: 17 | 17 ~For it is better to suffer for doing good,
207 CathL, 2Pet 2: 21 | For it would have been better for them not to have known
208 CathL, 2Pet 3: 1(1) | the world is the same, no better than it was before (2 Peter
209 CathL, Jude | the errors envisaged fits better into the early second century