Proverbs 28:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. | Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse. | Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | טֽוֹב־ | tov- | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| a poor [person] | רָ֭שׁ | rash | H7326 | be poorרוּשׁ (rush) 1) to be poor, be in want, lack 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be poor 1a2) to be in want or hunger 1a3) poor man (subst) 1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle) |
| [who] walks | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | ho-LEKH | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| in integrity his | בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ | be-tu-MO | H8537 | integrityתֹּם (tom) 1) integrity, completeness 1a) completeness, fulness 1b) innocence, simplicity 1c) integrity |
| more than [the] [person] perverse | מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ | me-'i-KESH | H6141 | twistedעִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted |
| of two ways | דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם | de-ra-KHA-yim | H1870G | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| and he | וְה֣וּא | ve-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| [is] rich | עָשִֽׁיר׃ | 'a-SHIR | H6223 | richעָשִׁיר (a.shir) adj 1) rich, wealthy n 2) the rich, the wealthy, rich man |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.