Proverbs 19:22
An indigent man is merciful. And a pauper is better than a deceitful man.
Catholic Public Domain 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 intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that you test hearts, and that you love simplicity. Therefore, in the simplicity of my heart, I also have offered all these things joyfully. And I have seen, with immense gladness, your people, who have been found here, offering their donations to you.
Job 6:15My brethren have disregarded me, like a torrent that passes swiftly through the steep valleys.
Psalms 62:9My soul has clung close to you. Your right hand has supported me.
Mark 12:41And Jesus, sitting opposite the offertory box, considered the way in which the crowd cast coins into the offertory, and that many of the wealthy cast in a great deal.
2 Corinthians 8:2For within a great experience of tribulation, they have had an abundance of joy, and their profound poverty has only increased the richness of their simplicity.
Titus 1:2in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,
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 →