Proverbs 19:1 · King James Version
Proverbs 19:1 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 19:1 in Other Translations
| KJV | Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
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| WEB | Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. |
| ASV | Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool. |
| YLT | Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool. |
| WBT | Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
| DBY | Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. |
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Questions about Proverbs 19:1
What does Proverbs 19:1 say?
Proverbs 19:1 in the King James Version reads: “Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 19, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 19:1 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 19:1 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 19, verse 1, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 19:1 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render Proverbs 19:1 in the table on this page.