Cross References

Proverbs 12:9

New English Translation

Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

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A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”