Proverbs 19:22

New American Bible - revised edition

What is desired of a person is fidelity; rather be poor than a liar.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you put hearts to the test and that you take pleasure in integrity. With a whole heart I have willingly given all these things, and now with joy I have seen your people here present also giving to you generously.

2 Chronicles 6:8

the Lord said to him: In wishing to build a house for my name, you did well.

Job 17:5

For a share of property he informs on friends, while the eyes of his children grow dim.

Job 6:15

My companions are undependable as a wadi, as watercourses that run dry in the wadies;

Psalm 62:9

Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be poor and walk in integrity than rich and crooked in one’s ways.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans of the human heart, but it is the decision of the Lord that endures.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; one eats and sleeps free from any harm.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have;

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before time began,