Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

(A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways

18 The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong[a]
will suddenly fall.(A)

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  1. 28:18 Lit who is twisted regarding two ways

18 One who walks blamelessly will receive help,
But one who is [a](A)crooked will fall all at once.

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  1. Proverbs 28:18 Lit perverse of two ways