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Proverbs 19:1

IntegrityMoney and wealthWords and speech
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

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BSB
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
KJV
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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.
DARBY
Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
BLB
Better [is] one being poor walking in his integrity than the one crooked [in] his lips, and he [is] a fool.
ÅB
Bedre er en fattig som vandrer i ustraffelighet, enn en mann med falske lepper, som tillike er en dåre.
OTB
Bedre er en fattig person som vandrer i integritet enn en som er pervers i tale og er en dåre.
B1930
Bedre er en fattig som vandrer i ustraffelighet, enn en mann med falske leber, som tillike er en dåre.

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