Better in the Bible: 117 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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better KJV

“Better” is in the King James Bible 117 times, in 114 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

טוב ṭôb 73 times
κρείττων kreittōn 17 times
καλός kalos 6 times
יטב yâṭab 4 times
διαφέρω diapherō 3 times
κρεῖσσον kreisson 2 times
μᾶλλον mallon 2 times
טוב ṭôb 2 times
λυσιτελεῖ lusitelei 1 time
περισσεύω perisseuō 1 time
προέχομαι proechomai 1 time
συμφέρω sumpherō 1 time

5 more, less often

ὑπερέχω huperechō 1 time
χρηστός chrēstos 1 time
יד yâd 1 time
יותר yôthêr 1 time
יתרון yithrôn 1 time

translating H3190

4 verses translating H3190 Show all

1 Kings

1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

Psalms

69:31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

Ecclesiastes

7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Nahum

3:8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

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