Proverbs 19:1

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Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:6 : 6 A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
  • Isa 59:3 : 3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.
  • Matt 12:31-34 : 31 For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. 33 Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
  • Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
  • Ps 26:11 : 11 But I have integrity! Rescue me and have mercy on me!
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
  • Prov 12:26 : 26 The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
  • Prov 14:2 : 2 The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
  • Prov 19:22 : 22 What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
  • Prov 20:7 : 7 The righteous person behaves in integrity; blessed are his children after him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:6
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    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 19:2-3
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    82%

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 10:9
    78%

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 19:22
    77%

    22What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

  • Prov 15:21
    77%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Eccl 6:8
    76%

    8So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

  • Prov 14:2-3
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    2The one who walks in his uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 16:19
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    19It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

  • Prov 28:26
    76%

    26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    76%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Eccl 4:13
    76%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 12:15
    76%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 12:23
    76%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 13:16
    76%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 14:24
    75%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 17:7
    75%

    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    75%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 15:5
    75%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 15:14
    75%

    14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    75%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 29:20
    75%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:12
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    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Eccl 7:5
    74%

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

  • Eccl 9:16
    74%

    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 19:10
    74%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 17:16
    74%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 26:7
    74%

    7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 13:20
    74%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 10:21
    74%

    21The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 11:3
    74%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 26:5
    74%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 17:24
    74%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 14:33
    74%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 15:7
    74%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 13:18
    74%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 14:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

    16A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

  • Prov 21:20
    74%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 15:16
    74%

    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.

  • Prov 18:6
    74%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

  • Prov 16:8
    73%

    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.