Proverbs 19:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹ Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ 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

¹ 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)

¹ Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Common English Bible

¹ Better to be poor and walk in innocence than to have dishonest lips and be a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ 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

¹ Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise.

Proverbs 19:1 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 12:26

A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbour, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

Proverbs 14:2

Whoever lives with integrity fears the  Lord, but the one who is devious in his ways despises him.

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with the fear of the  Lord than great treasure with turmoil.

Proverbs 16:8

Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

Proverbs 19:22

What is desirable in a person is his fidelity; better to be a poor person than a liar.

Proverbs 20:7

A righteous person acts with integrity; his children who come after him will be happy.

Proverbs 28:6

Better the poor person who lives with integrity than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.  ,

Proverbs 4:24

Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly, and don’t let your lips talk deviously.

Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongues mutter injustice.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name:  His name means ‘stupid’, and stupidity is all he knows.  I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.