Proverbs 19:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

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  • Prov 28:6 : 6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.
  • Isa 59:3 : 3 For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.
  • Matt 12:31-34 : 31 So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness. 32 And whoever says a word against the Son of man, will have forgiveness; but whoever says a word against the Holy Spirit, will not have forgiveness in this life or in that which is to come. 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree. 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him? 6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.
  • Prov 14:2 : 2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:6
    87%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    82%

    2 Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.

    3 By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

  • Prov 10:9
    78%

    9 He whose ways are upright will go safely, but he whose ways are twisted will be made low.

  • Prov 19:22
    77%

    22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Eccl 6:8
    76%

    8 What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

  • Prov 14:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

  • Prov 16:19
    76%

    19 Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26 He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

    8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.

  • Eccl 4:13
    76%

    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15 The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23 A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • Prov 17:7
    75%

    7 Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

  • Prov 17:20
    75%

    20 Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.

    19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

    5 A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

    14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

    3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

  • Prov 29:20
    75%

    20 Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

  • Prov 26:12
    75%

    12 Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • Prov 23:9
    75%

    9 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Eccl 7:5
    74%

    5 It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

  • Eccl 5:1
    74%

    1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

  • Eccl 9:16
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    16 Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

  • Prov 19:10
    74%

    10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16 How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

  • Prov 26:7
    74%

    7 The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

  • Prov 13:20
    74%

    20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21 The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

  • Prov 11:3
    74%

    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Prov 26:5
    74%

    5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 17:24
    74%

    24 Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7 The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.

    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20 There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 15:16
    74%

    16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Prov 18:6
    74%

    6 A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

  • Prov 16:8
    73%

    8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.