“Better is the poor who walks in his integritythan he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.”
Proverbs 28:6 (WEB)
Context Reading
4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;but those who keep the law contend with them. 5Evil men don’t understand justice;but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully. 6Better is the poor who walks in his integritythan he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich. 7Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father. 8He who increases his wealth by excessive interestgathers it for one who has pity on the poor.