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Proverbs 19:1

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aBetter is the poor bthat walketh in his integrity,

aThan he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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Cross references

  1. ach. 28. 6 (Heb.).
  2. bSo ch. 14. 2. See ch. 20. 7.
  3. ach. 28. 6 (Heb.).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity

than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Better the poor whose walk is blameless

than a fool whose lips are perverse.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Better a poor person who lives with integrity

than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

NLTNew Living Translation

Better to be poor and honest

than to be dishonest and a fool.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better a poor person walking in integrity

than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

KJV 1900King James Version

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,

Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.