Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”

1 Samuel 25:25

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

Psalm 26:11

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 14:2

He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desirable in a man is his kindness,
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken falsehood,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.

Matthew 12:31-34

Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

James 2:5-6

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Better

Proverbs 19:22
What is desirable in a man is his kindness,
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Proverbs 12:26
The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
Psalm 37:26
All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.
Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Perverse

1 Samuel 25:17
Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood
And your fingers with iniquity;
Your lips have spoken falsehood,
Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Matthew 12:31
Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

General references

Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.