Better To Have Integrity!

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 Better To Have Integrity!

“Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.” Proverbs 19:1 NKJV

“Better to be poor, walking with integrity, than be a fool whose lips are corrupt.” Proverbs 19:1 TLV

As you read that first line you naturally assume the next line of the proverb is about the rich. But, the proverb is not about being poor, it is about living a life of integrity. Integrity is more important than whether a person is rich or poor, though the Bible seems to teach that the rich have a hard time with integrity.

“What is desired in a man is loving kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.” Proverbs 19:22 NKJV

“What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor person is better than a liar.” Proverbs 19:22 TLV

Here again is the comparison of a poor man and integrity, a person of integrity is a kind and loyal person, whether they are rich or poor, but it seems that the poor have a better chance of living a life of integrity.

“Then JESUS said to His disciples, ‘Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter The Kingdom of Heaven. And, again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 19:23-24 (study Matthew 19:16-30).