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Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
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9
[a]Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant,
Than he who [boastfully] honors himself [pretending to be what he is not] and lacks bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:9 This is the first of many verses in Proverbs that use the “better...than” construction to emphasize contrasting positions.
Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
New International Version
9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
Luke 12:20-21
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Luke 12:20-21
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20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’(A) 21 So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”
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Luke 12:20-21
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Luke 12:20-21
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20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)
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