Proverbs 19:22
The charm of a man is his kindness; And better is a poor man than a liar.
Noyes Bible
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 are the devices in the heart of a man; But the purpose of the LORD, that shall stand.
Cross References
Job 6:15But my brethren are faithless like a brook; Like streams of the valley that pass away;
Psalms 62:9Truly men of low degree are vanity, And men of high degree are a lie; Placed in the balance, They are all lighter than vanity.
Mark 12:41And he sat over against the treasury, and was beholding how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich were casting in much.
2 Corinthians 8:2that under a great trial of distress the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty increased the riches of their liberality;
Titus 1:2in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times,
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 →