Proverbs 19:1

New American Bible - revised edition

Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways.

Cross References

Psalm 26:11

But I walk in my integrity; redeem me, be gracious to me!

Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends, and his offspring become a blessing.

Proverbs 12:26

The just act as guides to their neighbors, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 14:2

Those who walk uprightly fear the Lord, but those who are devious in their ways spurn him.

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with fear of the Lord than a great fortune with anxiety.

Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with justice, than a large income with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desired of a person is fidelity; rather be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 20:7

The just walk in integrity; happy are their children after them!

Proverbs 28:6

Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways.

Proverbs 4:24

Dishonest mouth put away from you, deceitful lips put far from you.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with crime; Your lips speak falsehood, and your tongue utters deceit.

Matthew 16:26

What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, see what you can do, for you must realize that otherwise disaster is in store for our master and for his whole house. He is such a scoundrel that no one can talk to him.”

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord, do not pay any attention to that scoundrel Nabal, for he is just like his name. His name means fool, and he acts the fool. I, your maidservant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.