Pro 19:1 | TNotes | STEP | 19:1 It is better to be . . . honest , though poor , because wealth gained by dishonest means is short-lived (10:2 ) and will not preserve one from harm (11:4 ; see also 15:16-17 ; 16:8 , 16 ; 17:1 ; 22:1 ; 28:6 ).

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‏ Proverbs 19:1

19:1 ^a It is better to be . . . honest, though poor, because wealth gained by dishonest means is short-lived (10:2 ^b) and will not preserve one from harm (11:4 ^c; see also 15:16-17 ^d; 16:8 ^e, 16 ^f; 17:1 ^g; 22:1 ^h; 28:6 ⁱ).