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
Read Proverbs 19:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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.
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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