Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse. New Living Translation Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich. English Standard Version Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. Berean Standard Bible Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse. King James Bible Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. New King James Version Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich. New American Standard Bible Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity, Than a person who is crooked, though he is rich. NASB 1995 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich. NASB 1977 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is crooked though he be rich. Legacy Standard Bible Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked—double dealing—though he be rich. Amplified Bible Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich. Christian Standard Bible Better the poor person who lives with integrity than the rich one who distorts right and wrong. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better a poor man who lives with integrity than a rich man who distorts right and wrong. American Standard Version Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The poor walks in integrity and the rich perverts his way. Brenton Septuagint Translation A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar. Contemporary English Version It's better to be poor and live right, than to be rich and dishonest. Douay-Rheims Bible Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways. English Revised Version Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. GOD'S WORD® Translation Better to be a poor person who has integrity than to be rich and double-dealing. Good News Translation Better to be poor and honest than rich and dishonest. International Standard Version It's better to be poor and live a blameless life than to be rich but crooked in one's lifestyle. JPS Tanakh 1917 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Literal Standard Version Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, | Than the perverse of ways who is rich. Majority Standard Bible Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse. New American Bible Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways. NET Bible A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich. New Revised Standard Version Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich. New Heart English Bible Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich. Webster's Bible Translation Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich. World English Bible Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich. Young's Literal Translation Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Boldness of the Righteous…5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully. 6Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse. 7A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.… Cross References Proverbs 14:2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him. Proverbs 19:1 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse. Treasury of Scripture Better is the poor that walks in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. Proverbs 28:18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. Proverbs 19:1,22 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool… Jump to Previous Better Blameless Crooked Double Integrity Perverse Poor Rich Straight Upright Uprightness Walk Walketh Walking Walks Ways WealthJump to Next Better Blameless Crooked Double Integrity Perverse Poor Rich Straight Upright Uprightness Walk Walketh Walking Walks Ways WealthProverbs 28 1. general observations of impiety and integrity(6) Better is the poor that walketh . . .--A variation of Proverbs 19:1. Perverse in his ways.--According to the pointing of the text the words signify, "perverse in two ways." That is, the sinner tries to "go two ways" (Ecclesiasticus 2:12); to follow his own way without entirely deserting God's; to "serve God and mammon;" he is "double-minded" (James 1:8), instead of setting before himself God's will as the guide of his life. Verse 6. - This is almost the same as Proverbs 19:1, but varies a little in the second hemistich: than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. The Hebrew literally is, perverse of two ways; i.e. who, going one way, pretends to go another; the "two ways" being the evil which he really pursues, and the good which he feigns to follow. Delitzsch calls him "a double-going deceiver." So Siracides imprecates, "Woe to the sinner that goeth two ways" (Ecclus. 2:12). "A double-minded man," says St James (James 1:8), "is unstable in all his ways." It is not the endeavouring to serve God and mammon at the same time that is meant, but putting on the appearance of religion to mask wicked designs - in the present case in order to gain wealth. Septuagint, "A poor man walking in truth is better than a rich liar."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Betterטֽוֹב־ (ṭō·wḇ-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good a poor man רָ֭שׁ (rāš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor who walks הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with integrity בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ (bə·ṯum·mōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8537: Completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate than a rich man עָשִֽׁיר׃ (‘ā·šîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich whose ways דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם (də·rā·ḵa·yim) Noun - cd Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action are perverse. מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ (mê·‘iq·qêš) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6141: Twisted, perverted Links Proverbs 28:6 NIVProverbs 28:6 NLT Proverbs 28:6 ESV Proverbs 28:6 NASB Proverbs 28:6 KJV Proverbs 28:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 28:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 28:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 28:6 French Bible Proverbs 28:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:6 Better is the poor who walks (Prov. 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