Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

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.

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 a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
2 Even zeal is not good without knowledge,
and the one who acts hastily sins.



Cross References

Proverbs 28:6

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully what you must do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name is Nabal, and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

Psalm 26:11

But I live with integrity;
redeem me and be gracious to me.

Psalm 37:26

He is always generous, always lending,
and his children are a blessing.

Proverbs 12:26

A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

Proverbs 14:2

Whoever lives with integrity fears the Lord,
but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.

Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;
better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 20:7

The one who lives with integrity is righteous;
his children who come after him will be happy.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers, with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies,
and your tongues mutter injustice.

Matthew 12:31-34

Because of this, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Matthew 16:26

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

James 2:5-6

Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?

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