Proverbs 19:22

In 11 translations

BSB

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

KJV

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

WEB

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

ASV

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

LSV

The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, || And the poor [is] better than a liar.

YLT

The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.

DBY

The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.

DRC

A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

GNV

That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

JPS

The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.

LXXE

Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

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Original-language editions

WLC

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃

LXX-Br

Καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη, κρείσσων δὲ πτωχὸς δίκαιος ἢ πλούσιος ψευδής.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a house for My Name, you have done well to have this in your heart.
• Mark 14:6–8But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me. She…
• Proverbs 19:1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
• Mark 12:41–44As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small…
• 2 Corinthians 8:2–3In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
• Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
• 1 Chronicles 29:2–3Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the…
• Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly…
• Psalms 62:9Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.
• Job 6:15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

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