Proverbs 28:6

Better to be poor and have integrity than to be devious and rich.

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Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

In Context

5Evil people understand nothing about justice, but those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

7If you keep the law, you're a wise son, but if you keep bad company you shame your father.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:8Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.

Proverbs 19:22The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.

Luke 16:19Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:6

5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the Lord understand all things. Note, I. As the prevalency of men's lusts is owing to the darkness of their understandings, so the darkness of their understandings is very much owing to the dominion of their lusts: Men understand not judgment, discern not between truth and falsehood, right and wrong; they understand not the law of God as the rule either of their duty or of their doom; and, 1. Therefore it is that they are evil men; their wickedness is the… Read the whole commentary →

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