Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

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WEBBE

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

BSB

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

KJV

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

ASV

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

BBE

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 6

An honest, godly, poor man, is better than a wicked, ungodly, rich man; has more comfort in himself, and is a greater blessing to the world.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.