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Proverbs 19:1

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
טֽוֹב־tov-[is] goodH2896 →
רָ֭שׁrasha poor [person]H7326 →
הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[who] walksH1980 →
בְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.Moin integrity hisH8537 →
מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.Keshmore than [the] [person] perverse ofH6141 →
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips hisH8193 →
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
כְסִֽיל׃khe.Sil[is] a foolH3684 →

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James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.James 1:9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.Proverbs 28:6Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.Ecclesiastes 6:8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?Proverbs 19:22The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.Proverbs 14:2He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.Proverbs 20:7The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.Isaiah 59:3For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.James 2:5–6Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?Psalms 119:141I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.Proverbs 12:26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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