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href="/niv/proverbs/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than a [rich] man who is twisted in his speech and is a [shortsighted] fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better a poor person who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Better a poor man who lives with integrity than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Better to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Better <i>is</i> the poor that walketh in his integrity, than <i>he that is</i> perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Better <i>is</i> the poor who walks in his integrity Than <i>one who is</i> perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/19.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/19.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/19.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Better <i>is</i> the poor who walks in his integrity than he who <i>is</i> perverse in his lips and <i>is</i> a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/19.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that perverse in his lips and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/19.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/19.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/19.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Better is the poore that lyueth godly, the the blasphemer that is but a foole.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, "" Than the perverse [in] his lips—who [is] a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse in his lips, who is a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Better is the poor who walks in his simplicity, than the rich who twists his lips and is unwise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walks in integrity than the rich that perverts his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />BETTER is the poor man who walks in his integrity than the rich man who is perverse in his ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td 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A primitive root; to be destitute.">a poor man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">who walks</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537: bə·ṯum·mōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- From tamam; completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually innocence.">with integrity</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: ḵə·sîl (N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">than a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: p̄ā·ṯāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">whose lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141: mê·‘iq·qêš (Prep-m:: Adj-msc) -- Twisted, perverted. From aqash; distorted; hence, false.">are perverse.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">Better</a><a href="/hebrew/7326.htm" title="7326. ruwsh (roosh) -- to be in want or poor"> [is] the poor</a><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk"> walking</a><a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537. tom (tome) -- completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate"> in his integrity</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">, Than</a><a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141. iqqesh (ik-kashe') -- twisted, perverted"> the perverse</a><a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge"> [in] his lips</a><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931. huw' (hoo) -- he, she, it">, who</a><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool"> [is] a fool.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">Better</a> <a href="/hebrew/7326.htm" title="רושׁ vqPmsa 7326"> a poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqPmsa 1980"> man who lives</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="תֹּם ncmsc 8537"> integrity</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="עִקֵּשׁ_1 amsc 6141"> someone who has deceitful</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> lips</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> is a fool</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">Better</a> <a href="/hebrew/7326.htm" title="7326. ruwsh (roosh) -- to be in want or poor">is a poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">man who walks</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537. tom (tome) -- completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate">in his integrity</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">Than</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141. iqqesh (ik-kashe') -- twisted, perverted">he who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141. iqqesh (ik-kashe') -- twisted, perverted">is perverse</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge">in speech</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">and is a fool.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">Better</a> <a href="/hebrew/7326.htm" title="7326. ruwsh (roosh) -- to be in want or poor">[is] the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980. halak (haw-lak') -- to go, come, walk">that walketh</a> <a href="/hebrew/8537.htm" title="8537. tom (tome) -- completeness, integrity, also part of the high priest's breastplate">in his integrity,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141. iqqesh (ik-kashe') -- twisted, perverted">than [he that is] perverse</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193. saphah (saw-faw') -- lip, speech, edge">in his lips,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">and is a fool.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/18-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 18:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 18:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/19-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 19:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 19:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>