Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Desire

1 Chronicles 29:2
And I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood, onyx stones, and stones to be set, and also stones of antimony, and stones of many colors, and every precious stone, and stones of alabaster, in abundance.
2 Chronicles 6:8
But Jehovah said to David my father, Because it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.
Mark 12:41
And sitting down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the people threw copper coins into the treasury. And many rich ones threw in much.
Mark 14:6
And Jesus said, Let her alone! Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work towards Me.
2 Corinthians 8:2
that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity.

And

Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Job 6:15
My brothers have dealt deceitfully as a torrent; they pass away as the streams of torrents,
Job 17:5
He who for a share informs against friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Psalm 62:9
Surely the sons of men are vanity; the sons of men are a lie; they go up in the scales; they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Titus 1:2
on hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times,

General references

Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his uprightness than he who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.