“ The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. ”
The “liar” is probably the man, who makes false excuses for not giving, and so is inferior to the poor man, whose “desire,” the wish to do good, is taken, in the absence of means to carry it into e...
The desire of a man [is] his (h) kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar. (h) That is, that he be honest: for the poor man who is honest is to be esteemed above the rich who is not virtuous...
Proverbs 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. Proverbs 1...
man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. This word stands in relation to 'ish in Proverbs 19:21 , and to. poor man in next clause. here, the commonest sort of man, or ordinary man. is, &c. . is [meas...
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— This will admit of several interpretations. The LXX read, Alms-giving, or charity, bringeth fruit to a man; and a poor just man is better than a rich man who...
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. 'A man's kindness is what makes him desir...
1. Fool ] read, 'rich' ( Proverbs 28:6 ).
The desire of a man is his kindness — i.e., what makes a man desired or beloved is his kindness. Or, the kindness of a man consists in — is shewn by — his good-will, even though he cannot carry i...
CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb...
Verse Proverbs 19:7 . This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been l...
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. Slothfulness...
The desire of a man [is] his kindness ,.... Either the grace and kindness of God, which is, desirable by every sensible man, as being most excellent, and better than life and anything in it; or it i...
The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar. Ver. 22. The desire of a man is his kindness. ] Or, His mercy. Many have a great mind to be held merciful men, and...
The desire of a man is his kindness This expression is obscure, and will admit of several interpretations. The Seventy render it, Καρπος ανδρι ελεημοσυνη, alms-giving , or charity, is fruit to a...
22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Note, 1. The honour of doing good is what we may laudably be ambitious of. It cannot but be the des...
The desire of a man; either, 1. Of any or every man. All men desire, and it is desirable, to be in a capacity of being kind and bountiful to others, whereby they gain love and honour, and many ot...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 19:22 . The desire of a man, &c. Rather “ A man’s delight (or glory) is his beneficence , or A man’s kindness is what makes him desirable , or is a desirable ado...
Proverbs 19:1 . Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of...
The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. Circumstances or character The imperial standard of weights and measures has been sent by the King into the market-pla...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor that walkth in his integrity. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7 , Proverbs 19:22 , rash, which signifies "poor" in oppositi...
v. 22. The desire of a man is his kindness, that is, the worth of his show of liberality depends upon his good will, upon the genuineness of his beneficence or altruism; and a poor man is better t...
1 Chronicles 29:17 ; 1 Chronicles 29:2 ; 1 Chronicles 29:3 ; 2 Chronicles 6:8 ; 2 Corinthians 8:12 ; 2 Corinthians 8:2 ; 2 Corinthians 8:3 ; Job 17:5 ; Job 6:15 ; Mark 12:41-44 ; Mark 14:6...
The desire — The hearty desire of being kind is accepted by God, and should be owned by men as a real kindness. A poor man — Who is not able to give what he desires to do. A liar — Than a rich man...