6Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.


In Context

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

6 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

8 He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:6Better [is] the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than [he that is] perverse [in his] ways, though he [be] rich.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor man walking in his simplicity, than the rich in crooked ways.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:6Better is the poor that walks in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.