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proverbs_19:22

Proverbs 19:22

Hebrew
ESV
What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.
NIV
What a man desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
NLT
Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be poor than dishonest.
LXX
καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη κρείσσων δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
πτωχὸς δίκαιος πλούσιος ψεύστης
KJV
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:21 ← Proverbs 19:22 → Proverbs 19:23

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