Proverbs 12:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.”
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“Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Better <FI>is<Fi> the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 12:9 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 13:7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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