1. Wisdom is better than gold (Proverbs 3:14; 8:19).
2. Wisdom is better than silver (Proverbs 3:14; 8:19).
3. Wisdom is better than rubies (Proverbs 3:15; 8:11).
4. A despised man is better than one who honors himself (Proverbs 12:9).
5. A little with the fear of God is better than treasures with trouble (Proverbs 15:16).
6. A dinner of herbs with love is better than a feast where hatred is (Proverbs 15:17).
7. A man slow to anger is better than a hot tempered mighty man (Proverbs 16:32).
8. A man who rules his spirit is better than an intemperate hero (Proverbs 16:32).
9. A morsel of bread with quietness is better than a feast with strife (Proverbs 17:1).
10. An honest poor man is better than a fool with perverse lips (Proverbs 19:1).
11. A poor man is better than a liar (Proverbs 19:22).
12. It is better to dwell alone in a small place than in a large one with a brawling woman (Proverbs 21:9; 25:24).
13. It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with an angry and contentious woman (Proverbs 21:19). And Proverbs 19:13 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
14. It is better to be exalted than to be abased before men (Proverbs 25:7).
15. Open correction is better than secret love (Proverbs 27:5).
16. A near neighbor is better than a far-off brother (Proverbs 27:10).
17. A righteous poor man is better than a wicked rich man (Proverbs 28:6).
