Proverbs 19:22
Parallel Translations


NASB: What is desirable in a man is his kindness, And [it is] better to be a poor man than a liar. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Loyalty is desirable in a person, and it is better to be poor than a liar. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
ASV: That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.
BBE: The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.
DBY: The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar.
JPS: The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.
WBS: The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
WEB: That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.
YLT: The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.

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