Proverbs 28:6

Better is the rahsh (poor) that walketh in his integrity, 1 than he that is perverse in his drakhim (ways), though he be rich. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5Anshei rah understand not mishpat, 1 but they that seek Hashem understand all things. 1

7He who keepeth torah is a ben meiven, 1 but he that is a companion of zolelim (gluttons) shameth aviv. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with tzedakah 1 than great revenues without mishpat (justice). 1

Proverbs 19:22The ta'avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed, 1 and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar). 1

Luke 16:19Now there was a certain oisher (rich man). He was dressed in purple and fine linen, and yom yom (daily) he feasted sumptuosly and every day for him was to make a simcha. + 16:19 Ezek 16:49

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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