New American Standard Bible 1995
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
20Listen to counsel and accept discipline, That you may be wise the rest of your days. 21Many plans are in a man’s heart, But the counsel of the Lord will stand. What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. 23The fear of the Lord leads to life, So that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. 24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:22
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, and the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 6:8But the Lord said to my father David, ‘Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well that it was in your heart.
- Mark 12:41And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.
- Mark 14:6But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
- Proverbs 19:1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
- Job 6:15My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,
- Job 17:5He who informs against friends for a share of the spoil, The eyes of his children also will languish.
- Psalms 62:9Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; In the balances they go up; They are together lighter than breath.
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
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 19:22 Or loyalty ↩
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
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