Proverbs 19:22
The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, || And the poor [is] better than a liar.
Literal Standard 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
21The purposes in a man’s heart [are] many, || And the counsel of YHWH—it stands.
23The fear of YHWH [is] to life, || And he remains satisfied—he is not charged with evil.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17And I have known, my God, that You are trying the heart, and desire uprightness; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these; and now, I have seen Your people who are found here with joy to offer willingly to You.
Job 6:15My brothers have deceived as a brook, || As a stream of brooks they pass away.
Psalms 62:9Surely vanity the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up || They [are] lighter than a breath.
Mark 12:41And Jesus having sat down opposite the treasury, was beholding how the multitude puts brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,
2 Corinthians 8:2because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, abounded to the riches of their liberality;
Titus 1:2on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages
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 →