Verse Comparison: Proverbs 19:1
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® Bible
BETTER IS a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his speech and is a [self-confident] fool.
Contemporary English Version
It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.
Darby English Version
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Good News Bible
It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.
King James Version
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
New American Standard Bible
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
New International Version
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
New King James Version
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We consider a poor man who walks in his integrity more preferable than one perverse in speech and acting like a fool.
Revised Standard Version
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.
Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.
