Proverbs 19:22

American Standard Version (1901)

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

ASV Byzantine Text

That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

Asang Khongca Bible

Boeng thai ai amlunghaih loe kami mah koeh ih hmuen ah oh; amtang kami loe lok amlai kami pongah hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang kah ngaihlihnah tah amah kah sitlohnah he ni. Tedae khodaeng he hlang laithae lakah then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang kah ngaihlihnah tah amah kah sitlohnah he ni. Tedae khodaeng he hlang laithae lakah then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

O ka nani o ke kanaka, oia kona lokomaikai; Maikai hoi ke kanaka ilihune mamua o ka mea wahahee.

English Berean Standard Bible

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Tou sa yo mande yon moun se pou l' gen bon kè. Pito yon moun pòv pase l' mantò.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Homo indigens misericors est, et melior est pauper quam vir mendax.

Bible in Basic English

The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ce qui attire dans un homme, c’est sa bonté ; et le pauvre vaut mieux que l’homme menteur.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Žádaná věc člověku jest dobře činiti jiným, ale počestnější jest chudý než muž lživý.

Kosraean Bible

Mwe mwekin se pa in rapku; mwet sukasrup uh wo liki mwet kikiap.

World Portuguese Bible

O que torna um homem desejável é a sua bondade. O pobre é melhor do que o mentiroso.

Romanian BTF Bible

Dorința unui om este bunătatea sa, și un om sărac este mai bun decât un mincinos.

Brenton English Septuagint

Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသည်စေတနာရှိလျှင် ကျေးဇူးပြုရာ ရောက်၏။ ဆင်းရဲသောသူသည်လည်း၊ မုသာသုံးသော သူထက်သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Die Willigkeit des Menschen macht seine Mildtätigkeit aus, und besser ein Armer als ein lügnerischer Mann.

Dutch Bible 1917

De wens des mensen is zijn weldadigheid; maar de arme is beter dan een leugenachtig man.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Goedheid strekt den mens tot gewin, Beter arm te zijn dan wreed

Italian Diodati Bible

La benignità dell'uomo è il suo ornamento; E meglio vale il povero, che l'uomo bugiardo.

Douay-Rheims 1899

A needy man is merciful: and better is the poor than the lying man.

Geneva Bible 1599

That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

Noyes Bible

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

Danish Bible 1931

Vinding har man af Godhed, hellere fattig end Løgner.

Leeser Tanakh

The longing of a man is [to exercise] his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.

King James Version

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

King James Version + Apocrypha

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Lòng nhân từ của người làm cho người ta yêu chuộng mình; Và người nghèo khổ là hơn kẻ nói dối.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

The desire of a man is his kindness: And a poor man is better than a liar.

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku holi ʻae tangata ke ne angalelei: pea ʻoku lelei hake ʻae tangata masiva ʻi he tangata ʻoku loi.

French Ostervald Bible

Ce qui fait la valeur de l'homme, c'est sa miséricorde; car le pauvre vaut mieux que le menteur.

Esperanto Bible

Ornamo estas por la homo lia bonfaro; Kaj pli bona estas malriĉulo, ol homo mensogema.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ce qui fait le charme d’un homme, c’est sa bonté; Et mieux vaut un pauvre qu’un menteur.

German Luther Bible 1912

Ein Mensch hat Lust an seiner Wohltat; und ein Armer ist besser denn ein Lügner.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

British English Septuagint 2012

Mercy is a fruit to a man: and a poor man is better than a rich liar.

Majority Standard BIble

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Webster Bible

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Revised Version

The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Ciò che rende caro l’uomo è la bontà, e un povero val più d’un bugiardo.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ce qui fait le charme d'un homme, c'est sa bonté ; et un pauvre vaut mieux qu'un menteur.

Reina Valera 1909

Contentamiento es á los hombres hacer misericordia: pero mejor es el pobre que el mentiroso.

Spanish BLL

Lo que se espera del hombre es lealtad; es mejor ser pobre que ser un mentiroso.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Contentamiento es a los hombres hacer misericordia; y mejor es el pobre que el mentiroso.

Croatian Bible

Dražest je čovjekova u dobroti njegovoj, i bolji je siromah od lažljivca.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Želja čoveku treba da je da čini milost, a bolji je siromah nego laža.

German Textbibel

Ein Mensch hat Lust an seiner Wohlthat, und besser ist ein Armer als ein Lügenhafter.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Mercy is a fruit to a man: And a poor man is better than a rich liar.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃

World English Bible

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World English Bible (Catholic)

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World English Bible British Edition

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World English Bible Classic

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World English Bible Updated

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World Messianic Bible

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

World Messianic Bible British Edition

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

Young's Literal Translation

The desirableness of a man [is] his kindness, And better [is] the poor than a liar.

SEPTUAGINTA

καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη, κρείσσων δὲ πτωχὸς δίκαιος ἢ πλούσιος ψεύστης.

Brenton Septuagint

Καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη, κρείσσων δὲ πτωχὸς δίκαιος ἢ πλούσιος ψευδής.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Чея че фаче фармекул унуй ом есте бунэтатя луй; ши май мулт прецуеште ун сэрак декыт ун минчинос.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Радість чоловікові, що любить добро чинити, а вбогий чоловік лучший, як льживий.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Радість чоловікові, що любить добро чинити, а вбогий чоловік лучший, як льживий.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Жеља човеку треба да је да чини милост, а бољи је сиромах него лажа.

Russian Synodal Bible

Радость человеку - благотворительность его, и бедный человек лучше, нежели лживый.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדֹּ֑ו וְטֹֽוב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

תאות אדם חסדו וטוב רש מאיש כזב׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

زِينَةُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مَعْرُوفَهُ، وَٱلْفَقِيرُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْكَذُوبِ.

Old Persion Version Bible

زینت انسان احسان او است، و فقیر ازدروغگو بهتر است.

Judson Burmese Bible

လူ သည်စေတနာ ရှိလျှင် ကျေးဇူး ပြုရာ ရောက်၏။ ဆင်းရဲ သောသူသည်လည်း ၊ မုသာ သုံးသော သူ ထက် သာ၍ကောင်း ၏။

Korean Bible 1910

사람은 그 인자함으로 남에게 사모함을 받느니라 가난한 자는 거짓말하는 자보다 나으니라

Japanese Freedom Bible

慈しみが人を慕わしい者とする。 偽りを語る者より、貧しい者のほうが良い。

World Chinese Bible

人所可羡慕的是他的仁慈； 贫穷人胜过说谎的人。

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

施行仁慈的，令人爱慕； 穷人强如说谎言的。

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

施行仁慈的，令人愛慕； 窮人強如說謊言的。

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

O que se deseja do homem é sua bondade; porém o pobre é melhor do que o homem mentiroso.

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Mashi Bible

Murhima mwinjà omuntu asîmirwa, n’omukenyi ye mukulu aha munywesi.

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Des Menschen Zierde ist seine Güte, und ein Armer ist besser als ein Lügner.

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

El ornamento de un hombre es su misericordia, y un hombre pobre es mejor que uno que es falso.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

Lo que los hombres aprecian es la lealtad: Es preferible ser pobre que engañador.

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

The ta'avah (what is desirable) in an adam is his chesed, and a rahsh (pauper) is better than an ish kazav (liar).

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