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What is desirableתַּאֲוַתin a manאָדָםis his loyal love,חַסְדּוֹand betterוְטוֹבis a poor manרָשׁthan a manמֵאִישׁwho lies.כָּזָב
Proverbs 19:22
Study it in the app“What is desirable in a man is his loyal love, and better is a poor man than a man who lies.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:22, word by word
- What is desirableתַּאֲוַתtaavat
delight
Something pleasant that attracts.
Where else “taavat” appears- in a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- is his loyal loveחַסְדּchasd
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chasd” appears- and betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- is a poor manרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- than a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- who liesכָּזָבkazav
lie, falsehood
A lie, falsehood: what is said or sought and is not true; also something that deceives because it promises and does not deliver.
Where else “kazav” appears
The context
21Many are the plans in the heart of a man, but the counsel of YHWH, it will stand.
22 · This verse (above)
23The fear of YHWH leads to life, and satisfied he will spend the night; he will not be visited by evil.