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
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
2 Chronicles 6:8
But Yahweh said to David my father, 'Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart:
Mark 12:41
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
Mark 14:6
But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.
2 Corinthians 8:2
how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.
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 brook, as the channel of brooks that pass away;
Job 17:5
He who denounces his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Psalm 62:9
Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.
Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can't lie, promised before time began;
General references
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.