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Proverbs 12:8-10
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Proverbs 12:8-10
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
8 A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
9 Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
10 The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
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Proverbs 12:8-10
New International Version
Proverbs 12:8-10
New International Version
8 A person is praised according to their prudence,
and one with a warped(A) mind is despised.
9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(B)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
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