19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

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On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,
yet his heart rages against the Lord.(A)

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The (A)foolishness of a person ruins his way,
And his heart (B)rages against the Lord.

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10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool(A)
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

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10 Luxury is (A)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a (B)slave to rule over princes.

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29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)

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29 [a]Judgments are prepared for (A)scoffers,
And (B)beatings for the backs of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods