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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 12) Proverbs 12:9 KJV
"He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread."
Proverbs Chapter 12, Verse 9
Proverbs 12:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.*
9
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.*
11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.*