Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish. 2 Also the soul without knowledge is not good, and he hastening with his feat, sins.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:6

Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.

1 Samuel 25:17

And now know and see what thou wilt do; for evil was finished against our lord and upon all his house: and he a son of Belial, from speaking to him.

1 Samuel 25:25

Now my lord shall not set his heart to this man of Belial upon Nebel: for as his name, so is he: Nabal his name, and folly with him: and I thy servant saw not the boys of my lord which thou sentest

Psalm 26:11

And I, I will go in mine integrity: redeem me and pity me.

Psalm 37:26

All the day he compassionates and lends; and his seed to be blessed.

Proverbs 12:26

The just excelled above his neighbor: and the way of the unjust shall lead them astray.

Proverbs 14:2

He going in his uprightness will fear Jehovah: and he perverted in his ways, despised him.

Proverbs 15:16

Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it

Proverbs 16:8

Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment

Proverbs 19:22

The desire of man his mercy: and the poor good above the man of falsehood.

Proverbs 20:7

The just one going about in his integrity: his sons happy after him.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands were polluted with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips spake falsehood, your tongue will mutter evil.

Matthew 12:31-34

For this I say to you, All sin and blasphemy shall be let go to men; but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be let go to men.

Matthew 16:26

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

James 2:5-6

Hear, my dearly beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the beggars of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them loving him?

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