Proverbs 19:22
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A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

desire

1 Chronicles 29:2,3,17 And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance. . . .

2 Chronicles 6:8 The Lord said to him: Forasmuch as it was thy will to build a house to my name, thou hast done well indeed in having such a will:

Mark 12:41-44 And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much. . . .

Mark 14:6-8 But Jesus said: Let her alone. Why do You molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me. . . .

2 Corinthians 8:2,3,12 That in much experience of tribulation, they have had abundance of joy and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity. . . .

and

Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor man, that walketh in his simplicity, than a rich man that is perverse in his lips and unwise.

Job 6:15 My brethren have passed by me, as the torrent that passeth swiftly in the valleys.

Job 17:5 He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.

Psalm 62:9 But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.

Titus 1:2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:

Context
The Man of Integrity
21There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm. 22A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.23The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.…
Cross References
Proverbs 19:21
There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.

Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the Lord is unto life: and he shall abide in the fulness without being visited with evil.

Lexicon
The desire
תַּאֲוַ֣ת (ta·’ă·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8378: A longing, a delight

of a man
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being

is loving devotion;
חַסְדּ֑וֹ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

better
וְטֽוֹב־ (wə·ṭō·wḇ-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

to be poor
רָ֝שׁ (rāš)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7326: To be in want or poor

than
מֵאִ֥ישׁ (mê·’îš)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

a liar.
כָּזָֽב׃ (kā·zāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3577: A lie, falsehood, deceptive thing


Additional Translations
The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.

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

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

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

The desirableness of a man is his kindness, And better is the poor than a liar.
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