Proverbs 19:1

21st Century King James Version

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

Proverbs 19:1

American Standard Version

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

¹⁵My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

¹⁶yea, my reins shall rejoice when thy lips speak right things.

¹⁵My son, if thy heart be wise,
My heart will be glad, even mine:
¹⁶Yea, my ^[a]heart will rejoice,
When thy lips speak right things.

24 Be thou not envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

²for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

24 Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
²For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.

⁷The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁷The legs of the lame hang loose;
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

21st Century King James Version (KJ21)

American Standard Version (ASV)