Proverbs 28:6
“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness,.... See Gill on Pro 19:1;
than he that is perverse in his ways,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Perverse in his ways - literally, “Perverse in his double ways.” Compare Ecclesiasticus 2:12 and Jam 1:8.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Here, 1. It is supposed that a man may walk in his uprightness and yet be poor in this world, which is a temptation to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The first half of the proverb occurs in Pro 19:1.
perverse inhis ways Lit. perverse of two ways: i.e. in double-dealing.…
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