the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Proverbs 19:22
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Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
That which makes man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and 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.
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.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
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 loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
A man's lust is his shame, 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.
People want a friend they can trust. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
The desire of a man is his kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.
The longing of a man is to do good; and a poor man is better than a rich man who lies.
It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
The charm of a man, is his lovingkindness, - and better a poor man, than one who deceiveth.
A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
What is desirable in a person is his fidelity;better to be a poor person than a liar.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. 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.
The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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 better [is] the poor than a liar.
It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
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 lovingkindness,And better is a poor man than a man of falsehood.
Contextual Overview
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
Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord , like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar.
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.
So the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house as they shut the door.
So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground.
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
So now, leave me alone so that my anger can burn against them and I can destroy them, and I will make from you a great nation."
Stand aside and I will destroy them, obliterating their very name from memory, and I will make you into a stronger and more numerous nation than they are."
My heart cries out because of Moab's plight, and for the fugitives stretched out as far as Zoar and Eglath Shelishiyah. For they weep as they make their way up the ascent of Luhith; they loudly lament their demise on the road to Horonaim.
This is what the Lord says: "When juice is discovered in a cluster of grapes, someone says, ‘Don't destroy it, for it contains juice.' So I will do for the sake of my servants— I will not destroy everyone.
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.
