Proverbs 19:22 “The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.”

Proverbs 19:22

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

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Cross references

“desire”

2 Corinthians 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:8 Mark 14:6–8 Mark 12:41–44 1 Chronicles 29:17 1 Chronicles 29:2

2 Corinthians 8:12 · BSB

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Chronicles 6:8 · BSB

But 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 14:6–8 · BSB

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful deed to Me.

Mark 12:41–44 · BSB

As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

1 Chronicles 29:17 · BSB

I 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…

1 Chronicles 29:2 · BSB

Now 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,…

“and”

Proverbs 19:1 Titus 1:2 Job 6:15 Job 17:5 Psalm 62:9

Proverbs 19:1 · BSB

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Titus 1:2 · BSB

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Job 6:15 · BSB

But my brothers are as faithless as wadis, as seasonal streams that overflow,

Job 17:5 · BSB

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Psalm 62:9 · BSB

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.

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