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Proverbs 19

Prov. 19:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The desire
ta'avah (Hebrew #8378)
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
KJV usage: dainty, desire, X exceedingly, X greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also 6914.
Pronounce: tah-av-aw'
Origin: from 183 (abbreviated)
of a man
'adam (Hebrew #120)
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
KJV usage: X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Pronounce: aw-dawm'
Origin: from 119
is his kindness
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
: and a poor man
ruwsh (Hebrew #7326)
to be destitute
KJV usage: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
Pronounce: roosh
Origin: a primitive root
is better
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
than
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
a liar
kazab (Hebrew #3577)
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
KJV usage: deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
Pronounce: kaw-zawb'
Origin: from 3576
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Ministry on This Verse

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desire.
1 Chron. 29:2‑3,17• 2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God, the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things. of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
 3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
 17{i}And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee.{/i} (1 Chron. 29:2‑3,17)
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2 Chron. 6:8• 8{i}But Jehovah said to David my father, Whereas it was in thy heart to build a house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thy heart;{/i} (2 Chron. 6:8)
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Mark 12:41‑44• 41{i}And{/i} Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw the crowd casting money into the treasury; and many rich cast in much.
 42And a poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which make a farthing;
 43and he called to [him] his disciples, and said to them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow hath cast more in than all who have cast into the treasury;
 44for all have cast in of their abundance, but she of her want hath cast in all that she had, the whole of her living. (Mark 12:41‑44)
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Mark 14:6‑8• 6{i}But Jesus said,{/i} Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? She hath wrought a good work as to me;
 7{i}for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.{/i}
 8She hath done what she could: she has beforehand anointed my body for the burial. (Mark 14:6‑8)
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2 Cor. 8:2‑3,12• 2that in much trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality;
 3because according to power [I bear witness] and beyond power [they gave] of their own accord,
 12For if the readiness be there, [one is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he hath not. (2 Cor. 8:2‑3,12)
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Prov. 19:1• 1Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity{HR}Than one perverse in his lips (and) who is a fool. (Prov. 19:1)
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Job 6:15• 15My brethren have deceived as a torrent,{HR}As the bed of torrents which overflow. (Job 6:15)
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Job 17:5• 5He that delivereth friends for a spoil,{HR}The eyes of his children shall waste away. (Job 17:5)
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Psa. 62:9• 9Only a breath [are] lowborn men,{HR}A lie are highborn men;{HR}In a balance they go up less than a breath together. (Psa. 62:9)
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Titus 1:2• 2upon hope of life eternal which God that cannot lie promised before the times of the ages, (Titus 1:2)
• A kindly, benevolent spirit appeals to all men, and charms by its unselfishness and thoughtfulness for others. But to promise large things while unable to perform them is reprehensible. It is far better to be poor and frankly admit one’s inability to do what the heart might desire than to promise largely and be at last proven untrustworthy. (“Proverbs Nineteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Chesed. see Note, 2 Chron. 6.42.

W. Kelly Translation

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The charm of a man [is] his kindness,{HR}And a poor man [is] better than a liar.