Proverbs 19:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.

Cross References

Psalm 26:11

I stay true to myself. Be kind and rescue me.

Psalm 37:26

They gladly give and lend, and their children turn out good.

Proverbs 12:26

You are better off doing right, than losing your way by doing wrong.

Proverbs 14:2

By living right, you show that you respect the LORD; by being deceitful, you show that you despise him.

Proverbs 15:16

It's better to obey the LORD and have only a little, than to be very rich and terribly confused.

Proverbs 16:8

It's better to be honest and poor than to be dishonest and rich.

Proverbs 19:22

What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.

Proverbs 20:7

Good people live right, and God blesses the children who follow their example.

Proverbs 28:6

It's better to be poor and live right, than to be rich and dishonest.

Proverbs 4:24

Never tell lies or be deceitful in what you say.

Isaiah 59:3

Your talk is filled with lies and plans for violence; every finger on your hands is covered with blood.

Matthew 16:26

What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself? What would you give to get back your soul?

1 Samuel 25:17

He's a bully who won't listen to anyone. Isn't there something you can do? Please think of something! Or else our master and his family and everyone who works for him are all doomed.

1 Samuel 25:25

Don't pay any attention to that good-for-nothing Nabal. His name means “fool”, and it really fits him! I didn't see the men you sent,