Verse 1

Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.
• Isa 59:3 : 3 For your handes are defiled with blood, and your fingers with vnrighteousnesse: your lippes speake leasinges, and your tongue setteth out wickednesse.
• Matt 12:31-34 : 31 Wherfore, I say vnto you, all maner of sinne and blasphemy shalbe forgeuen vnto men, but the blasphemy agaynst the spirite, shall not be forgeuen vnto men. 32 And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man, it shalbe forgeuen hym: But whosoeuer speaketh agaynst the holy ghost, it shall not be forgeuen hym, neither in this worlde, neither in the worlde to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euyll, and his fruite euyll. For the tree, is knowen by his fruite. 34 O generation of vipers, howe can ye speake good thynges, when ye your selues are euyll? For out of the aboundauce of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
• Matt 16:26 : 26 For what doth it profite a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde, and lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule?
• Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Hearken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, such as are riche in fayth, and heyres of the kyngdome, which he promised to them that loue hym? 6 But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?
• 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore take heede, & see what thou shalt do: for surelie euyll will come vpon our maister and al his housholde, for he is so wicked, that a man can not speake to him.
• 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let not my lorde I pray thee regarde this wicked man Nabal: For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, & folly is with him: But I thyne handmayd sawe not the young men of my lorde whom thou sendedst.
• Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me I wyll walke in my perfection: O redeeme me, and be mercyfull vnto me.
• Ps 37:26 : 26 The righteous is euer mercifull and lendeth: and his seede is blessed.
• Prov 12:26 : 26 The ryghteous excelleth his neyghbour: but the way of the vngodly wyll deceaue them selues.
• Prov 14:2 : 2 He that walketh vpryghtlye, feareth the Lorde: but he that turneth hym selfe from his wayes, dispiseth hym.
• Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.
• Prov 16:8 : 8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.
• Prov 19:22 : 22 It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
• Prov 20:7 : 7 The chyldren of the iust man which walketh vprightly, shalbe blessed after hym.