Proverbs 28:6,18 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 28:6 NIV (New International Version)
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:18 NIV (New International Version)
The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
Proverbs 28:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 28:18 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
Proverbs 28:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:18 NLT (New Living Translation)
The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.
Proverbs 28:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Better the poor person who lives with integrity than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.
Proverbs 28:18 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
The one who lives with integrity will be helped, but one who distorts right and wrong will suddenly fall.
Proverbs 28:6 KJV (King James Version)
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:18 KJV (King James Version)
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: But he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
Proverbs 28:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:18 NKJV (New King James Version)
Whoever walks blamelessly will be saved, But he who is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
Proverbs 28:6 MSG (The Message)
It’s better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
Proverbs 28:18 MSG (The Message)
Walk straight—live well and be saved; a devious life is a doomed life.
Proverbs 28:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity, Than a person who is crooked, though he is rich.
Proverbs 28:18 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
One who walks blamelessly will receive help, But one who is crooked will fall all at once.
Proverbs 28:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich. [Prov 19:1]
Proverbs 28:18 AMP (Amplified Bible)
He who walks blamelessly and uprightly will be kept safe, But he who is crooked (perverse) will suddenly fall.
Proverbs 28:6 NET (New English Translation)
A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.
Proverbs 28:18 NET (New English Translation)
The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.