Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 19:1
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Berean Standard Bible
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 19
1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
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