Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 28:6
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Berean Standard Bible
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
King James Version
Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] 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.
American Standard Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 28
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
7 A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
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