Proverbs 19:22
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
In Context
21There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
23The fear of LORD is life to a man, and he shall abide satisfied. He shall not be visited with evil.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17I know also, my God, that thou try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. And now I have seen with joy thy people, who are present here, off
Job 6:15My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away,
Psalms 62:9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than vanity.
Mark 12:41And having sat down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the multitude cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much.
2 Corinthians 8:2that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity,
Titus 1:2in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:22
21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord , that shall stand. Here we have, 1. Men projecting. They keep their designs to themselves, but they cannot hide them from God; he knows the many devices that are in men's hearts, —devices against his counsels (as those, Ps. ii. 1-3 ; Micah iv. 11 ),— devices without his counsel (no regard had to his providence, as those Jam. iv. 13 , this and the other they will do, and not take God along with them),—devices unlike God's counsels;… Read the whole commentary →