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The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.

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On Life and Conduct

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

A [a](A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who (B)breathes out lies will not escape.

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  1. Proverbs 19:5 Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16

A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who [a](B)tells lies will not escape.

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  1. Proverbs 19:5 Lit breathes

A [a](A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will perish.

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  1. Proverbs 19:9 Lit witness of lies, cf. Ex 20:16

A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who [a]tells lies will perish.

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  1. Proverbs 19:9 Lit breathes