22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.


In Context

19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if you deliver him, yet you must do it again.

20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD tends to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

24 A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:22The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:22What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:22A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:22The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:22The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:22That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:22The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.