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Laban said, “It is better that I give her to you than that I should give her to any other man; stay with me.”

Is not this what we said to you in Egypt: ‘Leave us alone that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

Num 11:18

And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was better for us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.

Num 14:3

Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

Judg 8:2

And he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?

Judg 9:2

“Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

Judg 11:25

Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

Judg 18:19

And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?”

1Sam 14:30

How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies that they found. For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.”

1Sam 15:22

And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

1Sam 15:28

And Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.

1Sam 27:1

1 Then David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.”

2Sam 14:32

Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent word to you, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to ask, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.” Now therefore let me go into the presence of the king, and if there is guilt in me, let him put me to death.’”

2Sam 17:14

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.

2Sam 18:3

But the men said, “You shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.”

1Kgs 2:32

The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

1Kgs 19:4

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

1Kgs 21:2

And after this Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near my house, and I will give you a better vineyard for it; or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its value in money.”

2Kgs 5:12

Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” So he turned and went away in a rage.

2Chr 21:13

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom, as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you have killed your brothers, of your father’s house, who were better than you,

Esth 1:19

If it please the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be repealed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus. And let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.

Job 35:3

that you ask, ‘What advantage have I? How am I better off than if I had sinned?’

Ps 37:16

Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Ps 63:3

Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.

Ps 84:10

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Ps 118:8

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

Ps 118:9

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

Ps 119:72

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Prov 3:14

for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.

Prov 8:11

for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

Prov 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

Prov 12:9

Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.

Prov 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Prov 15:17

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.

Prov 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Prov 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Prov 16:19

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Prov 16:32

Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Prov 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Prov 19:1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Prov 19:22

What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.

Prov 21:9

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Prov 21:19

It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.

Prov 22:1

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

Prov 25:7

for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen

Prov 25:24

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.

Prov 27:5

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Prov 27:10

Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

Prov 28:6

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.

Eccl 2:24

There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God,

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