Proverbs 19:1
English Standard Version
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
International Standard Version
The Priorities of Life Contrasted
19 A poor man who walks blamelessly is better
than a fool who speaks perversely.
Proverbs 19:3
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:3
International Standard Version
3 A man’s foolishness ruins his life,[a]
yet his heart rages against the Lord.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:3 Lit. way
Proverbs 19:10
English Standard Version
10 (A)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for (B)a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:10
International Standard Version
10 It’s not fitting for a fool to live in luxury;
neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:29
International Standard Version
29 Condemnation is appropriate for mockers,
just as beatings are for the backs of fools.
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