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.
Better
Perverse
General references
Bible References
Better
Proverbs 19:22
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
Proverbs 12:26
The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
Psalm 37:26
All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
Matthew 16:26
For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
James 2:5
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
Perverse
1 Samuel 25:17
So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.
Matthew 12:31
So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
General references
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.