PRO 19:22 Parallel View

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ULT The desire of a man is his covenant faithfulness,
 ⇔ and better is one who is poor than a man of lying.

UST People want others to be faithful,
⇔ and poor people are better than people who lie.

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

OEB A man’s kindness brings him return;
⇔ better be poor than a cheat.

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

NET What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love,
 ⇔ and a poor person is better than a liar.

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

FBV The most desirable thing in anyone is trustworthy love; it is better to be poor than a liar.

T4T  ⇔ People want others to be loyal to them;
⇔ it is better to be poor than to tell a lie to a judge in court in order to get money.

LEB • is his steadfast loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a[fn]

?:? Literally “man of lying”

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

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JPS The lust of a man is his shame; 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.

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

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

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

RV The desire of a man is the measure of his kindness: 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.

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

BB It is a mans worship to do good: and a poore man is better then a lyer.
(It is a mans worship to do good: and a poor man is better then a lyer.)

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

CB It is a mans worshipe to do good, & better it is to be a poore ma, then a dyssembler.
(It is a mans worshipe to do good, and better it is to be a poor ma, then a dyssembler.)

WYC A nedi man is merciful; and betere is a pore iust man, than a man liere.
(A nedi man is merciful; and better is a poor just man, than a man liere.)

LUT Einen Menschen lüstet seine Wohltat; und ein Armer ist besser denn ein Lügner.
(Einen Menschen lüstet his Wohltat; and a Armer is besser because a Lügner.)

CLV Homo indigens misericors est, et melior est pauper quam vir mendax.[fn]
(Homo indigens misericors it_is, and melior it_is pauper how man mendax.)

19.22 Melior est pauper. Quam qui se per excellentiam virtutum viri nomine dignum dicens, fallitur nescius, dum superbiendo perdidit bona quæ gessit.

19.22 Melior it_is pauper. Quam who se per excellentiam virtutum viri nomine dignum dicens, fallitur nescius, dum superbiendo perdidit good which gessit.

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

BrLXX Καρπὸς ἀνδρὶ ἐλεημοσύνη, κρείσσων δὲ πτωχὸς δίκαιος ἢ πλούσιος ψευδής.
(Karpos andri eleaʸmosunaʸ, kreissōn de ptōⱪos dikaios aʸ plousios pseudaʸs. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם

desirable humankind

This phrase could mean: (1) what others desire a man a man to be like. Alternate translation: “What people desire in a man” or (2) what a man desires from other people. Alternate translation: “What a man desires”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑⁠וֹ & רָ֝שׁ מֵ⁠אִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב

humankind loyalty,his & poor from=man liar

Here, a man, his, one who is poor, and a man of lying refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “a person is that person’s covenant faithfulness … is a person who is poor than a person of lying”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חַסְדּ֑⁠וֹ

loyalty,his

See how you translated the abstract noun covenant faithfulness in 3:3.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מֵ⁠אִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב

from=man liar

Here, Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by lying. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “than a man characterized by lying” or “than a liar”

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