Proverbs 28:6

Compared across 30 translations

English
Better is the poor who walks in his integrityThan he who is crooked and two-faced though he is rich.
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
It’s better to be poor and direct than rich and crooked.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrityThan he who is [c]crooked though he be rich.
It is better to be poor and live without blame than to be rich and follow a crooked path.
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
Better the poor whose way of life is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.
Arabic
الرَّجُلُ الْفَقِيرُ السَّالِكُ بِكَمَالِهِ، خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْغَنِيِّ المُنْحَرِفِ فِي طُرُقِهِ.
Danish
Det er bedre at være ærlig og fattig end at være rig og uhæderlig.
German
Lieber arm sein und ehrlich leben als reich sein und krumme Wege gehen!
Spanish
Más vale pobre pero honrado que rico pero perverso.
Más vale pobre pero honrado que rico pero perverso.
French
Mieux vaut un pauvre qui se conduit de façon intègrequ’un riche qui suit des chemins tortueux.
Hiligaynon
Mas maayo pa ang imol nga nagakabuhi nga wala sing kasawayan sang sa manggaranon nga indi husto ang iya pagginawi.
Japanese
うそつきの金持ちになるより、貧しくても正直に生きるほうがずっと幸せです。
Korean
가난하지만 정직하게 사는 자가 [b]거짓된 부자보다 낫다.
nl
Een arme die oprecht en eerlijk leeft, is beter dan een zondaar, ook al is die rijk.
Portuguese
Melhor é o pobre íntegro em sua conduta do que o rico perverso em seus caminhos.
Melhor é o pobre que se mantém íntegro,do que rico, e ter uma conduta condenável.
Romanian
Mai bine un sărac care umblă în integritatea lui, decât un bogat ale cărui căi sunt corupte.
Russian
Лучше бедняк, чей путь беспорочен, чем богач, чьи пути бесчестны.
Лучше бедняк, чей путь беспорочен, чем богач, чьи пути бесчестны.
Лучше бедняк, чей путь беспорочен, чем богач, чьи пути бесчестны.
Лучше бедняк, чей путь беспорочен,чем богач, чьи пути бесчестны.
Swedish
Det är bättre att vara fattig och leva ett klanderfritt liv än att vara rik och leva ohederligt.
Thai
เป็นคนยากจนแต่ดำเนินชีวิตอย่างซื่อสัตย์สุจริตดีกว่าเป็นคนรวยแต่อยู่บนทางคดโกง
zh-Hans
行为正直的穷人, 胜过行事邪僻的富人。
行 为 纯 正 的 穷 乏 人 胜 过 行 事 乖 僻 的 富 足 人 。
zh-Hant
行為正直的窮人, 勝過行事邪僻的富人。