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Proverbs 19:22

22  What is desired in a man is steadfast love,

and a poor man is better than a liar.

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Proverbs 19:22 — The New International Version (NIV)

22 What a person desires is unfailing love;

better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

22 The desire of a man is his kindness:

And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

22 Loyalty makes a person attractive.

It is better to be poor than dishonest.

Proverbs 19:22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

22 What is desired in a man is kindness,

And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — New Century Version (NCV)

22 People want others to be loyal,

so it is better to be poor than to be a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness;

And a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 19:22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

22 Loyalty is desirable in a person, 

and it is better to be poor than a liar. 

Proverbs 19:22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

22 What is desirable in a man is his fidelity;

better to be a poor man than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

22 What is desirable in a person is loyalty,

and it is better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

22 The craving of a man is his steadfast loyalty,

and it is better to be poor than a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

22 Every man longs for love that never fails.

It is better to be poor than to be a liar.

Proverbs 19:22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

22 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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