Proverbs 12:9 | |
NASB: Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Better to be unimportant and have a slave than to act important and have nothing to eat. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. ASV: Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread. BBE: He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread. DBY: Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. JPS: Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread. WBS: He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread. WEB: Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread. YLT: Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. | |
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