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Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

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טֽוֹבtovgoodטוֹבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…רָ֭שׁrashlackרוּשׁverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).הוֹלֵ֣ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּתֻמּ֑וֹbetumvoin fullתֹּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in full”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocencefull, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See H8550 (תֻּמִּים).מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁmeiqeshfrom crookedעִקֵּשׁpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “from crooked”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6141distorted; hence, falsecrooked, froward, perverse.שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוsefatayvlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.וְה֣וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.כְסִֽילkhesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Young’s Literal Translation

Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool.

World English Bible

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Darby Translation

Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Douay-Rheims

Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips, and unwise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)