Proverbs 19:22
“The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The desire of a man is his kindness,.... Either the grace and kindness of God, which is, desirable by every sensible…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The “liar” is probably the man, who makes false excuses for not giving, and so is inferior to the poor man, whose…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. The honour of doing good is what we may laudably be ambitious of. It cannot but be the desire of man, if he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
is his kindness The R.V. renders, isthe measure of his kindness, in order to make the meaning clearer. The "kindness,"…
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