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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 19:22
It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
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Christian Standard Bible®
What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;better to be a poor person than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;better to be a poor person than a liar.
Hebrew Names Version
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
King James Version
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
English Standard Version
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
New American Standard Bible
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
New Century Version
People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
Amplified Bible
That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love, But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love, But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
World English Bible
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.
That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.
Legacy Standard Bible
What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.
What is desirable in a man is his lovingkindness,And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.
Berean Standard Bible
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
Contemporary English Version
What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
Complete Jewish Bible
A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Darby Translation
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
Easy-to-Read Version
People want a friend they can trust. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
People want a friend they can trust. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
George Lamsa Translation
The longing of a man is to do good; and a poor man is better than a rich man who lies.
The longing of a man is to do good; and a poor man is better than a rich man who lies.
Good News Translation
It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
Lexham English Bible
The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
Literal Translation
The desirableness of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desirableness of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
American Standard Version
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
Bible in Basic English
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
King James Version (1611)
The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
English Revised Version
The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
Update Bible Version
That which makes man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
That which makes man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
Webster's Bible Translation
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
New English Translation
What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
New King James Version
What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
New Living Translation
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
New Life Bible
What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
New Revised Standard
What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
Revised Standard Version
What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
Young's Literal Translation
The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Contextual Overview
22 It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desire: 1 Chronicles 29:2, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 1 Chronicles 29:17, 2 Chronicles 6:8, Mark 12:41-44, Mark 14:6-8, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:3, 2 Corinthians 8:12
and: Proverbs 19:1, Job 6:15, Job 17:5, Psalms 62:9, Titus 1:2
Reciprocal: Proverbs 14:22 - devise Proverbs 23:7 - as Proverbs 28:6 - General Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate 1 Corinthians 13:4 - is kind Ephesians 4:32 - kind
Cross-References
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked. He saw the whole plain of the Jordan spread out, well watered (this was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), like God 's garden, like Egypt, and stretching all the way to Zoar. Lot took the whole plain of the Jordan. Lot set out to the east. That's how they came to part company, uncle and nephew. Abram settled in Canaan; Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent near Sodom. The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God . After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you." Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Lot looked. He saw the whole plain of the Jordan spread out, well watered (this was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah), like God 's garden, like Egypt, and stretching all the way to Zoar. Lot took the whole plain of the Jordan. Lot set out to the east. That's how they came to part company, uncle and nephew. Abram settled in Canaan; Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent near Sodom. The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God . After Lot separated from him, God said to Abram, "Open your eyes, look around. Look north, south, east, and west. Everything you see, the whole land spread out before you, I will give to you and your children forever. I'll make your descendants like dust—counting your descendants will be as impossible as counting the dust of the Earth. So—on your feet, get moving! Walk through the country, its length and breadth; I'm giving it all to you." Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God .
Genesis 19:1
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the city gate. He saw them and got up to welcome them, bowing before them and said, "Please, my friends, come to my house and stay the night. Wash up. You can rise early and be on your way refreshed." They said, "No, we'll sleep in the street."
Genesis 19:10
But the two men reached out and pulled Lot inside the house, locking the door. Then they struck blind the men who were trying to break down the door, both leaders and followers, leaving them groping in the dark.
But the two men reached out and pulled Lot inside the house, locking the door. Then they struck blind the men who were trying to break down the door, both leaders and followers, leaving them groping in the dark.
Isaiah 15:5
Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows. They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety. Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim. The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion—a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever's left in the land.
Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows. They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety. Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim. The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion—a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever's left in the land.
Isaiah 65:8
God 's Message: "But just as one bad apple doesn't ruin the whole bushel, there are still plenty of good apples left. So I'll preserve those in Israel who obey me. I won't destroy the whole nation. I'll bring out my true children from Jacob and the heirs of my mountains from Judah. My chosen will inherit the land, my servants will move in. The lush valley of Sharon in the west will be a pasture for flocks, And in the east, the valley of Achor, a place for herds to graze. These will be for the people who bothered to reach out to me, who wanted me in their lives, who actually bothered to look for me.
God 's Message: "But just as one bad apple doesn't ruin the whole bushel, there are still plenty of good apples left. So I'll preserve those in Israel who obey me. I won't destroy the whole nation. I'll bring out my true children from Jacob and the heirs of my mountains from Judah. My chosen will inherit the land, my servants will move in. The lush valley of Sharon in the west will be a pasture for flocks, And in the east, the valley of Achor, a place for herds to graze. These will be for the people who bothered to reach out to me, who wanted me in their lives, who actually bothered to look for me.
Jeremiah 48:34
"Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, and the people in Jahaz will hear the cries. They will hear them all the way from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
"Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, and the people in Jahaz will hear the cries. They will hear them all the way from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The desire of a man [is] his kindness,.... Either the grace and kindness of God, which is, desirable by every sensible man, as being most excellent, and better than life and anything in it; or it is his desire to show kindness. A good man is desirous of riches, that he might have it in the power of his hands to do good to others; and a beneficent man, who has it in his power, is desirous of an opportunity of showing kindness to his fellow creatures and friends; and such a disposition and conduct render a man very desirable and amiable; it is the beauty of a man, as Ben Melech; yea, a man that is not able to do a kindness to another, yet has a desire to do it, his good will is his kindness, and the will is taken for the deed. Gersom takes the word in the sense of "reproach", as it is sometimes used; and understands it of the sinful desires of the heart, the imaginations of the thoughts of the heart, which are evil continually, and so matter of reproach;
and a poor man [is] better than a liar; who is a rich man, as the Septuagint and Syriac versions add; who denies that he has ability to relieve the poor, when he has; or promises to do it, and does it not; such men of high degree are a lie indeed! and the poor man, whom he should relieve, is a better man than he; or that would relieve another, but it is not in his power to do it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The “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.
