Proverbs 19:1
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.
In context
1 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse. 2 Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way! 3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord. 4 Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:1 in the KJV
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:1 in the ESV
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.