Sometimes, less is more.
"Better is a little with righteousness - uprightness in every area and human relation and right standing with God - than great revenues with injustice." Proverbs 16:8, Amplified
What the Bible is essentially saying here is that less is more when you can actually enjoy it. It is better to have a little bit of possessions and have our relationships with our fellow man and with God to be in good favor. Could a man be rich and have many possessions and still be in right standing with the Lord. Sure. But what the Bible is focusing on here is the more important thing, our relationship with others and with God. The Ten Commandments were written to show how our relationships with God and man should be.
"A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of the wicked." (Psalm 37:16, NKJV) The common thing between this verse and the one in Proverbs is the righteous man, the man who is right standing with God and man. Possessions mean nothing if our relationships are off. Keep the important things the important things.
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