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Proverbs 19:22
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What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;better to be a poor person than a liar.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love, But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.
What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
People want a friend they can trust. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
The longing of a man is to do good; and a poor man is better than a rich man who lies.
The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
The desirableness of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
That which makes man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desire: 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 1 Chronicles 29:17, 2 Chronicles 6:8, Mark 12:41-44, Mark 14:6-8, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:12
and: Proverbs 19:1, Job 6:15, Job 17:5, Psalms 62:9, Titus 1:2
Reciprocal: Proverbs 14:22 - devise Proverbs 23:7 - as Proverbs 28:6 - General Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate 1 Corinthians 13:4 - is kind Ephesians 4:32 - kind
Cross-References
Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the Lord or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.)
went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (or Zoar).
When the two angels came to Sodom that evening, Lot was sitting at the city gate. As soon as he saw them, he got up and went to meet them. He bowed down before them
But the two men inside reached out, pulled Lot back into the house, and shut the door.
and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land.
He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.
Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation."
Don't try to stop me. I intend to destroy them so that no one will remember them any longer. Then I will make you the father of a nation larger and more powerful than they are.'
My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly.
The Lord says, "No one destroys good grapes; instead, they make wine with them. Neither will I destroy all my people—I will save those who serve me.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The desire of a man [is] his kindness,.... Either the grace and kindness of God, which is, desirable by every sensible man, as being most excellent, and better than life and anything in it; or it is his desire to show kindness. A good man is desirous of riches, that he might have it in the power of his hands to do good to others; and a beneficent man, who has it in his power, is desirous of an opportunity of showing kindness to his fellow creatures and friends; and such a disposition and conduct render a man very desirable and amiable; it is the beauty of a man, as Ben Melech; yea, a man that is not able to do a kindness to another, yet has a desire to do it, his good will is his kindness, and the will is taken for the deed. Gersom takes the word in the sense of "reproach", as it is sometimes used; and understands it of the sinful desires of the heart, the imaginations of the thoughts of the heart, which are evil continually, and so matter of reproach;
and a poor man [is] better than a liar; who is a rich man, as the Septuagint and Syriac versions add; who denies that he has ability to relieve the poor, when he has; or promises to do it, and does it not; such men of high degree are a lie indeed! and the poor man, whom he should relieve, is a better man than he; or that would relieve another, but it is not in his power to do it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The “liar” is probably the man, who makes false excuses for not giving, and so is inferior to the poor man, whose “desire,” the wish to do good, is taken, in the absence of means to carry it into effect, for the act of kindness itself.
