Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Than he who is perverse in
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
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
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 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.
Themes
Speech/communication » Those that have a perverse tongue
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 2 Also without knowledge the soul is not good, and he who hurries with his feet sins.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
1 Samuel 25:17
And now know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is a son of worthlessness, so that none can speak to him.
1 Samuel 25:25
Please do not let my lord regard this man of worthlessness, Nabal. For as his name is, so he is. Nabal is his name, and foolishness is with him. And I, your handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.
Psalm 26:11
But I will walk in my truthfulness; redeem me and be merciful to me.
Psalm 37:26
All the day long he deals graciously, and lends; and his seed is blessed.
Proverbs 12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.
Proverbs 14:2
He who walks in his uprightness fears Jehovah, but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah than great treasure and tumult with it.
Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great gain without right.
Proverbs 19:22
The charm of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 20:7
The just walks in his integrity; his sons are blessed after him.
Isaiah 59:3
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue has muttered perverseness.
Matthew 12:31-34
Therefore I say to you, All kinds of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men, but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to 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
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?