Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.

King James Version

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle.

A Conservative Version

Better is the poor man who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

American Standard Version

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Amplified


Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.

Bible in Basic English

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

Darby Translation

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Better [to be] poor and walking in one's integrity than to be crooked of ways when one [is] rich.

Modern King James verseion

Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A poor man leading a godly life, is better than the rich that goeth in froward ways.

NET Bible

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

New Heart English Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

The Emphasized Bible

Better a poor man walking in his integrity, than one who is crooked - turning two ways, though, he, be rich.

Webster

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

World English Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

Youngs Literal Translation

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

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 ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

Verse Info

Context Readings

All About Life

5 Evil men do not understand justice. Those who seek Jehovah understand all things. 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
7 He who obeys the law is a wise son. But he who is a companion of worthless men shames his father.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:1

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Proverbs 28:18

Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved: but he who is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

Proverbs 16:8

Better to be poor with righteousness than rich with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

Kindness is desired in a man. A poor man is better than a liar.

Luke 16:19-23

A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.

Acts 24:24-27

A few days later Felix arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him concerning faith in Christ.

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