Proverbs 19:22 Go deeper

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

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תַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.Vat[is the] desire of

Lemma: תַּאֲוָה (ta.a.vah) · Strong's: H8378

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: desire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Numbers 11:4, Job 33:20, Psalms 10:3, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8378; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 1

אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 2

חַסְדּ֑וֹchas.Doloyalty his

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 3

וְטֽוֹב\־ve.tov-and [is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 4

רָ֝שׁrasha poor [person]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 5

מֵאִ֥ישׁme.'Ishmore than a person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 6

כָּזָֽב\׃ka.Zavfalsehood

Lemma: כָּזָב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3577

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lie

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 16:10, Judges 16:13, Psalms 4:2, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 58:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3577; TAHOT Proverbs 19:22 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The desire	→	תַּאֲוָה H8378 desire
of a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
is loving devotion	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to be poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
than	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
a liar	→	כָּזָב H3577 lie

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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