Proverbs 28:6 meaning and explanation

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

Proverbs 28:6, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is one of the "better than" sayings in Proverbs, where a wise teacher weighs two lives and declares one preferable. The poor man here is not merely lacking money; he walks in integrity, meaning his conduct is whole and upright before God.

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