Proverbs 19:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 14:6-8 : 6 But Jesus said,“Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a good service for me. 7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me! 8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.
  • 2 Cor 8:2-3 : 2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth of their generosity. 3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily,
  • 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
  • 1 Chr 29:2-3 : 2 So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster. 3 Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.
  • 2 Chr 6:8 : 8 The LORD told my father David,‘It is right for you to have a strong desire to build a temple to honor me.
  • Job 6:15 : 15 My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.
  • Job 17:5 : 5 If a man denounces his friends for personal gain, the eyes of his children will fail.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
  • Mark 12:41-44 : 41 The Widow’s Offering Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny. 43 He called his disciples and said to them,“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others. 44 For they all gave out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in what she had to live on, everything she had.”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 19:21
    73%

    21There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.

  • Prov 19:6-7
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    6Many people entreat the favor of a generous person, and everyone is the friend of the person who gives gifts.

    7All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him– one who chases words, which are nothing.

  • Prov 22:1
    72%

    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Prov 20:6
    72%

    6Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person– who can find?

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

  • Prov 14:20-22
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    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

    22Do not those who devise evil go astray? But those who plan good exhibit faithful covenant love.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Ps 34:12
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    12Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life?

  • Prov 12:8-9
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    8A person will be praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one with a bewildered mind will be despised.

    9Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

  • Prov 6:30
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    30People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

  • Prov 21:20-21
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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22The LORD abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy.

  • Prov 13:5
    69%

    5The righteous person will reject anything false, but the wicked person will act in shameful disgrace.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

  • Eccl 9:16
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    16So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man’s wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

  • Eccl 6:9
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    9It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.

  • Prov 28:22-23
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    68%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

    23The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

  • Prov 13:7
    68%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

  • Prov 18:1
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    1One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A person’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.

  • Prov 13:19
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    19A desire fulfilled will be sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

  • Prov 23:3
    68%

    3Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.