Bible verse

Proverbs 19:1

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 19:1 · BSB

Proverbs 19:1 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 19.

1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.

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Proverbs 19:1 in other translations

KJV

Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

ASV

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

ERV

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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