It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay it. ¹ 

Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter, because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.

And he said, “Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!” ¹ 

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Then Samuel said, “Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? ¹  Certainly, ²  obedience ³  is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than ⁴  the fat of rams.

The Maidens to The Beloved: Why is your beloved better than others, ¹  O most beautiful of women? Why is your beloved better than others, that you would command us in this manner?

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men, ¹ 

Better a meal of vegetables where there is love ¹  than a fattened ox where there is hatred. ² 

How much better it is to acquire ¹  wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable ²  than silver.

It is better to be lowly in spirit ¹  with the afflicted than to share the spoils ²  with the proud.

Better is a dry crust of bread ¹  where there is quietness ²  than a house full of feasting with strife. ³ 

What is desirable ¹  for a person is to show loyal love, ²  and a poor person is better than a liar. ³ 

It is better to live ¹  in a desert land ²  than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked ³  woman.

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil ¹  and chasing the wind.

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” ¹  for it is not wise to ask that. ² 

But whoever is among ¹  the living ²  has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.