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Proverbs 19:1

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On Life and Conduct

1aBetter is a poor man who bwalks in his integrity

Than he who is perverse in 1speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit his lips

Cross references

  1. aProv 28:6
  2. bPs 26:11; Prov 14:2; 20:7

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.