"...better to be poor than a liar."
This verse has intrigued me for some time, ever since I heard the Crystal Lewis song Only Fools that quotes it. What does it mean that it is better to be poor than a liar? Are those are only choices? Is it really an either or? And how do these two concepts relate anyways.
But recently, I saw the whole verse.
"What a man desires is unfailing love;
better to be poor than a liar."
Now it makes much more sense. Our truest, deepest desire is for unfailing love - which only comes from God. Yet we fill it with... stuff, people, relationships, accolades, accomplishments, identity, knowledge, reputations... I could go on. But the writer of Proverbs lays out the simple truth. It is better to have none of that - to be poor - and acknowledge the truth - what I really want is unfailing love.
I want to grasp this. I would rather be poor in the things this world has to offer than be a liar and believe they can fill my deepest longing.
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Michelle: I don't really understand that verse at all. I would probably guess I'm poor and a liar ? There you go, but it is something to think about. By the way.....NICE CAR !.............Love Uncle Kent
I think that is really good insight into this verse Michelle.
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