the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Proverbs 19:22
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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 kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
The charm of a man is his 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.
The desirableness 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.
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 kindnesse: and a poore man is better then a lyar.
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better 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.
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 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.
That which makes man to be desired 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.
What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.
What matters most is loyalty. It's better to be poor than to be a liar.
A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better 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.
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. 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.
What is desired in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.
Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
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 is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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.
The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
What is desirable in a man is his fidelity; better to be a poor man than a liar.
A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
What is desired in a man is loyalty, 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.
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 took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).
That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground.
But the two angels reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door.
He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the people and every bit of vegetation.
He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will make you, Moses, into a great nation."
Leave me alone so I may destroy them and erase their name from under heaven. Then I will make a mighty nation of your descendants, a nation larger and more powerful than they are.'
My heart weeps for Moab. Its people flee to Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. Weeping, they climb the road to Luhith. Their cries of distress can be heard all along the road to Horonaim.
"But I will not destroy them all," says the Lord . "For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones (and someone will say, ‘Don't throw them all away— some of those grapes are good!'), so I will not destroy all Israel. For I still have true servants there.
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.
