Proverbs 28:6
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich."
Word-by-Word Analysis
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
הָלַךְ
hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
כִּי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
Key Terms in This Verse
הָלַךְ hâlak
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Study H1980 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →כִּי kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Study H3588 →Cross References
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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