Bible verse
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Proverbs 19:1 · BSB
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.
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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