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Proverbs 19:22

A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

21Many thouytis ben in the herte of a man; but the wille of the Lord schal dwelle.

23The drede of the Lord ledith to lijf `of blis; and he `that dredith God schal dwelle in plentee, with outen visityng `of the worste.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17My God, Y woot, that thou preuest hertis, and louest symplenesse of herte; wherfor and Y, in the symplenesse of myn herte, haue offrid gladli alle these thingis; and Y siy with greet ioye thi puple, which is foundun here, offre yiftis to thee.

Job 6:15My britheren passiden me, as a stronde doith, that passith ruschyngli in grete valeis.

Psalms 62:9thi riythond took me vp.

Mark 12:41And Jhesus sittynge ayens the tresorie, bihelde hou the puple castide monei in to the tresorie; and many riche men castiden many thingis.

2 Corinthians 8:2that in myche asaiyng of tribulacioun, the plente of the ioye of hem was, and the hiyeste pouert of hem was plenteuouse `in to the richessis of the symplenesse of hem.

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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