Proverbs 19:22 - Revised Standard Version

What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

That which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving], but a poor man is better than a liar.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

People long for trustworthiness; it is better to be poor than a liar.

Catholic Public Domain Version

An indigent man is merciful. And a pauper is better than a deceitful man.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Proverbs 19:22 Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen thy people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to thee.

2 Chronicles 6:8

But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart;

Job 17:5

He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property, the eyes of his children will fail.

Job 6:15

My brethren are treacherous as a torrent-bed, as freshets that pass away,

Psalm 62:9

Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a man who is perverse in speech, and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a man has, not according to what he has not.

Titus 1:2

in hope of eternal life which God, who never lies, promised ages ago