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Proverbs 28:6

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

טֽוֹב־רָ֭שׁ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם וְה֣וּא עָשִֽׁיר׃

  1. טֽוֹב־tov-“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  2. רָ֭שׁrash“a poor [person]”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
  3. הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh“[who] walks”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  4. בְּתֻמּ֑וֹbe.tu.Mo“in integrity his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תֹּם · “integrity” · Strong's H8537
  5. מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁme.'i.Kesh“more than [the] [person] perverse”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִקֵּשׁ · “twisted” · Strong's H6141
  6. דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִםde.ra.Kha.yim“of two ways”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  7. וְה֣וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  8. עָשִֽׁיר׃'a.Shir“[is] rich”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשִׁיר · “rich” · Strong's H6223
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)