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Proverbs 19:1
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Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
It is better to be poor and honest than to be foolish and tell lies.
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Betere is a pore man, that goith in his simplenesse, than a riche man bitynge hise lippis, and vnwijs.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
Better to be poor and live one's life uprightly than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
It is better to be poor and honest than to be a liar and a fool.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.
Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, then he that is peruerse in his lippes, and is a foole.
A poor man who walks with honor is better than a fool who is sinful in his speaking.
Better the poor walking in integrity than one perverse of speech who is a fool.
Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.
BETTER is the poor man who walks in his integrity than the rich man who is perverse in his ways.
It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.
Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard.
Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.
Better a poor person who lives with integrity
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
The poor who walks in his integrity is better than he who is perverse in his lips, who is a fool.
Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool.
Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.
Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust.
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrityThan he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Better: Proverbs 19:22, Proverbs 12:26, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 16:8, Proverbs 28:6, Psalms 37:26, Matthew 16:26, James 2:5, James 2:6
perverse: 1 Samuel 25:17, 1 Samuel 25:25, Isaiah 59:3, Matthew 12:31-34
Reciprocal: Psalms 7:8 - to mine Psalms 119:141 - small Proverbs 20:7 - just Proverbs 28:11 - the poor Ecclesiastes 4:13 - is a poor Ecclesiastes 6:8 - the poor Luke 6:20 - Blessed Acts 20:30 - speaking James 1:9 - the brother James 1:26 - bridleth
Cross-References
The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord .
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.
They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!"
But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler—
Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity,.... In the uprightness of his heart before God and men; who is sincere in the worship of God, and in the profession of his name, and walks in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless; and is upright, harmless, and inoffensive in his conversation with men; and studies to exercise a conscience void of offence to both, and continues herein. A man may be a poor man with respect to worldly things, and yet be rich towards God; may be a truly gracious good man, honest, sincere, and upright in heart and life: and such an one is better
than [he that] is perverse in his lips, and is a fool; that is, than a rich man, as the Syriac and Vulgate Latin versions supply it, and as the antithesis requires; "that is perverse in his lips", or "whose ways are perverse", as the Syriac version; that acts the deceitful part both by words and actions towards those that are about him, not being honest and plain hearted as the poor man is; and who uses those beneath him very roughly; and concerning oppression speaks loftily, and lets his tongue run both against God in heaven and man on earth, by which he shows he is a fool: for his riches do not give him wisdom; and his words and actions declare he wants it; men may be poor, and yet wise; and a matt may be rich, and yet a fool: or is confident d; that is, trusts in his riches, and is opposed to a poor man, so R. Saadiah Gaon. This verse and Proverbs 19:2 are not in the Septuagint and Arabic versions.
d כסיל "confidens divitiis", Cocceii Lexic. col. 384.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The “perverse” man is the rich fool, as contrasted with the poor man who is upright.
Proverbs 19:1-2 are missing in the Septuagint.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIX
The worth of a poor upright man. Riches preserve friends. False
witnesses. False friends. A king's wrath. The foolish son. The
prudent wife. Slothfulness. Pity for the poor. The fear of the
Lord. The spendthrift son. Obedience to parents.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIX
Verse Proverbs 19:1. Better is the poor — The upright poor man is always to be preferred to the rich or self-sufficient fool.
