Focused Passage

Proverbs 28:6

Righteous Boldness, Law-Keeping, Confession, Justice for the Poor, and the Fear of the LORD

The chapter moves from righteous boldness and public justice, to integrity and instruction, to confession and fear of the LORD, to oppressive rulers and blameless walking, to work and greed, to rebuke and trust, and finally to generosity toward the poor and the public effects of wicked rule.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

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Verse 6

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Better טֽוֹב־ H2896 Adjective - masculine singular a poor man רָ֭שׁ H7326 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular who walks הוֹלֵ֣ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular with integrity בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ H8537 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular than a rich man עָשִֽׁיר׃ H6223 Adjective - masculine singular whose ways דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם H1870 Noun - cd . . . וְה֣וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular are perverse מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ H6141 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular

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