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Proverbs 12:8-10
English Standard Version Anglicised
Proverbs 12:8-10
English Standard Version Anglicised
8 A man is commended according to his good sense,
but one of twisted mind is (A)despised.
9 Better to be lowly and have a servant
than to play the great man and lack bread.
10 (B)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
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.
English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)
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