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Proverbs 19:22
Compare Translations for Proverbs 19:22
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
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A man's desire should be loyalty to the covenant; better to be a poor man than a perjurer.
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English Standard Version
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What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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King James Version
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The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
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The Message Bible
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It's only human to want to make a buck, but it's better to be poor than a liar.
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New American Standard Bible
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What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor man than a liar .
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New International Version
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What a person desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar.
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New King James Version
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What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.
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New Living Translation
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Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
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New Revised Standard
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What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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American Standard Version
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That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
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The Bible in Basic English
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The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
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Common English Bible
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People long for trustworthiness; it is better to be poor than a liar.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
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People long for trustworthiness; it is better to be poor than a liar.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
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A man's lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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The Darby Translation
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The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor [man] is better than a liar.
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Good News Translation
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It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
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It is a disgrace to be greedy; poor people are better off than liars.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
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Loyalty is desirable in a person, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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Hebrew Names Version
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That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
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Contentment is unto men to show mercy, but
it is
better
to do it
unto the poor than to the liar.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
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The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Lexham English Bible
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The craving of a man [is] his steadfast loyalty, and [it is] better [to be] poor than a {liar}.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
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Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.
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New Century Version
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People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.
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New International Reader's Version
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Every man longs for love that never fails. It is better to be poor than to be a liar.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
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What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
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A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.
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Revised Standard Version
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What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
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What is desired in a man is loyalty, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Third Millennium Bible
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What is desired of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
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What is desired of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.
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The Latin Vulgate
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homo indigens misericors est et melior pauper quam vir mendax
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
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homo indigens misericors est et melior pauper quam vir mendax
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The Webster Bible
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The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.
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World English Bible
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That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
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Wycliffe
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A needy man is merciful; and better is a poor (but) just man, than a man (who is a) liar. (A person in need is merciful; and it is better to be poor but righteous, than to be a liar.)
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Young's Literal Translation
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The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.
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