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Commentary for Proverbs 19:22

תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃

The lust of a man is his shame; And a poor man is better than a liar.

Rashi on Proverbs

The attraction to a man is his kindness The main reason why people are attracted to a person is because of his kindness.
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Rashi on Proverbs

and a poor man is better than a liar And if he is a liar, who promises but does not perform, a poor man is better than he.
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