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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 28:6
It's better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Better the poor person who lives with integritythan the rich one who distorts right and wrong.
Better the poor person who lives with integritythan the rich one who distorts right and wrong.
Hebrew Names Version
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
King James Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
English Standard Version
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
New American Standard Bible
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity, Than a person who is crooked, though he is rich.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity, Than a person who is crooked, though he is rich.
New Century Version
It is better to be poor and innocent than to be rich and wicked.
It is better to be poor and innocent than to be rich and wicked.
Amplified Bible
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
World English Bible
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.
Legacy Standard Bible
Better is the poor who walks in his integrityThan he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrityThan he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich.
Berean Standard Bible
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Contemporary English Version
It's better to be poor and live right, than to be rich and dishonest.
It's better to be poor and live right, than to be rich and dishonest.
Complete Jewish Bible
Better to be poor and live an honest life than be crooked in one's ways, though rich.
Better to be poor and live an honest life than be crooked in one's ways, though rich.
Darby Translation
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.
Easy-to-Read Version
It is better to be poor and honest than rich and evil.
It is better to be poor and honest than rich and evil.
George Lamsa Translation
Better is the poor man walking in his uprightness than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Better is the poor man walking in his uprightness than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Good News Translation
Better to be poor and honest than rich and dishonest.
Better to be poor and honest than rich and dishonest.
Lexham English Bible
Better to be poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
Better to be poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.
Literal Translation
Better is the poor walking in his integrity than the perverse of two ways, even if he is rich.
Better is the poor walking in his integrity than the perverse of two ways, even if he is rich.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.
A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.
American Standard Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Bible in Basic English
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
King James Version (1611)
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then he that is peruerse in his wayes, though he be rich.
Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then he that is peruerse in his wayes, though he be rich.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.
Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.
English Revised Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Betere is a pore man goynge in his sympilnesse, than a riche man in schrewid weies.
Betere is a pore man goynge in his sympilnesse, than a riche man in schrewid weies.
Update Bible Version
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he is rich.
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he is rich.
Webster's Bible Translation
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [is] rich.
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [is] rich.
New English Translation
A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
New King James Version
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
New Living Translation
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
New Life Bible
A poor man who walks in his honor is better than a rich man who is sinful in his ways.
A poor man who walks in his honor is better than a rich man who is sinful in his ways.
New Revised Standard
Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.
Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one's ways even though rich.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked - turning two ways, though, he, be rich.
Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked - turning two ways, though, he, be rich.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.
Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.
Revised Standard Version
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Young's Literal Translation
Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
Contextual Overview
6 It's better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 28:18, Proverbs 16:8, Proverbs 19:1, Proverbs 19:22, Luke 16:19-23, Acts 24:24-27
Reciprocal: Numbers 22:32 - thy way Psalms 84:11 - walk Proverbs 14:2 - that walketh Proverbs 15:16 - little Ecclesiastes 4:13 - is a poor
Cross-References
Genesis 27:33
Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!"
Isaac started to tremble, shaking violently. He said, "Then who hunted game and brought it to me? I finished the meal just now, before you walked in. And I blessed him—he's blessed for good!"
Genesis 28:1
So Isaac called in Jacob and blessed him. Then he ordered him, "Don't take a Caananite wife. Leave at once. Go to Paddan Aram to the family of your mother's father, Bethuel. Get a wife for yourself from the daughters of your uncle Laban.
So Isaac called in Jacob and blessed him. Then he ordered him, "Don't take a Caananite wife. Leave at once. Go to Paddan Aram to the family of your mother's father, Bethuel. Get a wife for yourself from the daughters of your uncle Laban.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness,....
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than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich; or, "in [his] two ways" c: that halts between two ways, or makes use of both; sometimes turns to the one, to the right hand, and sometimes to the other, to the left hand; or that pretends to the one, and walks in the other; would be thought to be a virtuous and religious man, and to walk in the paths of righteousness and truth, when he walks in those of sin and wickedness. And now a poor man that walks evenly and uprightly, according to the word of God and truth of the Gospel, in the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, and in the paths of faith and holiness, is better than he; more honourable, more comfortable, and happy in life and in death; he has grace now, and will have glory hereafter.
c דרכים Heb. "duabus viis", Piscator, Cocceius; "pervertens duas vias", Baynus; "duplici via", Michaelis; "gemina via", Schultens, so Ben Melech.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Perverse in his ways - literally, “Perverse in his double ways.” Compare Ecclesiasticus 2:12 and James 1:8.
