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Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 28:6 in other translations
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
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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In context
3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.
5 Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
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