Verse Comparison: Proverbs 19:1
<< Proverbs 18:24 Proverbs 19:2 >> 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.
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