22The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 19:22
Integrity, Counsel, Discipline, Poverty, Anger, and the Fear of the LORD
The chapter moves from integrity and misdirected zeal, to wealth and false witness, to wisdom and household prudence, to laziness, commandments, mercy, and discipline, and finally to the LORD's prevailing purpose, fear of the LORD, sloth, instruction, corrupt witness, and judgment.
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Verse 22
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The desireתַּאֲוַ֣תH8378Noun - feminine singular constructof a manאָדָ֣םH120Noun - masculine singularis loving devotionחַסְדּ֑וֹH2617Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularbetterוְטֽוֹב־H2896Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularto be poorרָ֝שׁH7326Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthanמֵאִ֥ישׁH376Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructa liarכָּזָֽב׃H3577Noun - masculine singular