💡WEB · Proverbs 28:6

What does Proverbs 28:6 mean?

"Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich."

— Proverbs 28:6 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

3

A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

4

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked; but those who keep the law contend with them.

5

Evil men don’t understand justice; but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

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Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

7

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

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He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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