# Proverbs 19.2 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool. > > **2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.** > > 3. The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah. 4. Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend. (Proverbs 19:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool. > > **2. It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.** > > 3. The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh. 4. Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend. (Proverbs 19:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. > > **2. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.** > > 3. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. 4. Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. (Proverbs 19:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. Better [is] the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse [in] his lips, who [is] a fool. > > **2. Also, without knowledge the soul [is] not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.** > > 3. The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth. 4. Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated. (Proverbs 19:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H2403 - chattath](/codex/h2403-chattath/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.