Proverbs 19:22

Proverbs 19:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
• New International Version (NIV)What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
• English Standard Version (ESV)What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
• New King James Version (NKJV)What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

Context of Proverbs 19:22

20Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21Many are the thoughts in a man's heart, but the counsel of Jehovah, that doth stand. The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar. 23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life, and he [that hath it] shall rest satisfied without being visited with evil. 24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:22 word by word

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃Read the interlinear

• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• poorרוּשׁrûsh · be poorH7326
• betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Proverbs 19:22

• 1 Chronicles 29:2And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for [things of] gold, and silver for [things of] silver, and brass for [things of] brass, iron for [things of] iron, and wood for [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and white marble in abundance.
• 2 Chronicles 6:8But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;
• Mark 12:41And Jesus, having sat down opposite the treasury, saw how the crowd was casting money into the treasury; and many rich cast in much.
• Mark 14:6But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? she has wrought a good work as to me;
• 2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their [free-hearted] liberality.
• Proverbs 19:1Better is a poor [man] that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
• Job 6:15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a stream, as the channel of streams which pass away,
• Job 17:5He that betrayeth friends for a prey — even the eyes of his children shall fail.
• Psalms 62:9Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go up together [lighter] than vanity.

Commentaries on Proverbs 19:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The “liar” is probably the man, who makes false excuses for not giving, and so is inferior to the poor man, whose “desire,” the wish to do good, is taken, in the absence of means to carry it into effect, for the act of kindness itself.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22Verse 22 It is far better to have a heart to do good, and want ability for it, than to have ability for it, and want a heart to it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. desire--that is, to do good, indicates a kind disposition (Pr 11:23); and the poor thus affected are better than liars, who say and do not.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 19:22

• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Kindness
• Poor
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings