Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse inhisways, though he be rich.
WEB
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
YLT
Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
DBT
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.