Proverbs 19:1 - The Message Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. 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. Common English Bible Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to have dishonest lips and be a fool. Catholic Public Domain Version Better is the poor who walks in his simplicity, than the rich who twists his lips and is unwise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise. |