Proverbs 19:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Betterטֹֽוב־
(to·vv-)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
is a poorרָ֭שׁ
(rash)
7326: to be in want or poora prim. root
man who walksהֹולֵ֣ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in his integrityבְּתֻמֹּ֑ו
(be·tum·mov;)
8537: completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplatefrom tamam
Than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
he who is perverseמֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ
(me·'ik·kesh)
6141: twisted, pervertedfrom aqash
in speechפָתָ֗יו
(fa·tav)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word
and is a fool.כְסִֽיל׃
(che·sil.)
3684: stupid fellow, dullard, foolfrom kasal


















KJV Lexicon
Better
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
is the poor
ruwsh  (roosh)
to be destitute -- lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
that walketh
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in his integrity
tom  (tome)
completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence -- full, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See 8550.
than he that is perverse
`iqqesh  (ik-kashe')
distorted; hence, false -- crooked, froward, perverse.
in his lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
and is a fool
kciyl  (kes-eel')
fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
Parallel Verses
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.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better a poor man who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

International Standard Version
A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.

NET Bible
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Better is the poor that walks in integrity than the rich that perverts his ways.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Better to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.

King James 2000 Bible
Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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