Proverbs 19:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.”

Proverbs 19:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 19:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 19:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.”

Proverbs 19:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 19:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.”

Proverbs 19:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse <FI>in<Fi> his lips, who <FI>is<Fi> a fool.”

Proverbs 19:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 19:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. ”

Proverbs 19:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 19:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, and is a foole.”

Proverbs 19:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 19:1 in Context — Proverbs 19

1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

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What Does Proverbs 19:1 Mean?

Proverbs 19:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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