Proverbs 19:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.”
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“The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”
King James Version · Public Domain“That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The desirableness of a man <FI>is<Fi> his kindness, And better <FI>is<Fi> the poor than a liar.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 19:22 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now 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 settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
- 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 to You.
- 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.
- Job 6:15But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,
- Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
- 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.
- Proverbs 19:1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Mark 12:41As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
- Mark 14:6But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
- 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.
- Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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