Proverbs 19:22 - Tree of Life Version

What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor person 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 Tagairtí Cros

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that You search the heart and take pleasure in uprightness. With integrity of heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy Your people who are present here willingly contribute to You.

2 Chronicles 6:8

But Adonai said to David my father: ‘As for you wanting in your heart to build a House for My Name, you did well that this was in your heart.

Job 17:5

If anyone denounces his friends for profit the eyes of his children will fail.

Job 6:15

My brothers have acted deceptively, as a seasonal stream, as a torrential stream that overflows

Psalm 62:9

Trust in Him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart in His presence. God is our refuge. Selah

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be poor, walking with integrity, than be a fool whose lips are corrupt.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the counsel of Adonai will stand.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of Adonai leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied, untouched by harm.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eagerness is present, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he doesn’t have.

Titus 1:2

based on the hope of eternal life. God—who cannot lie—promised this before the beginning of time.