Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

International Standard Version

A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.

A Conservative Version

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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.

Bible in Basic English

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse {in his speech} and is a fool.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Better is the poor that liveth godly, than the blasphemer that is but a fool.

NET Bible

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

New Heart English Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

The Emphasized Bible

Better is a poor man, walking in his integrity, than one of perverse lips, and, he, a dullard.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Youngs Literal Translation

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is the poor
רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

עקּשׁ 
`iqqesh 
Usage: 11

in his lips
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

References

American

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

1 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
2 That the soul be without wisdom is not good, and he that hastens with his feet sins.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, therefore, know and consider what thou must do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household, for he is such a son of Belial that no one can speak to him.

1 Samuel 25:25

Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this man of Belial, even Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, thy handmaid, did not see the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

Psalm 26:11

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; ransom me and be merciful unto me.

Psalm 37:26

He is ever merciful and lends, and his seed is a blessing.

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous causes his neighbour to consider: but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

Proverbs 14:2

He that walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but he that is perverse in his ways despises him.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than a great number of fruits with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

Contentment is unto men to show mercy, but it is better to do it unto the poor than to the liar.

Proverbs 20:7

The just man who walks in his integrity, blessed shall be his sons after him.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips pronounce lies; your tongue speaks evil.

Matthew 12:31-34

Therefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.

Matthew 16:26

For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

James 2:5-6

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world that they might be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those that love him?

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