Proverbs 12:9

The Passion Translation

Just be who you are and work hard for a living, for that’s better than pretending to be important and starving to death.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:10

A good man takes care of the needs of his pets, while even the kindest acts of a wicked man are still cruel.

Proverbs 12:8

Everyone admires a man of principles, but the one with a corrupt heart is despised.

Proverbs 13:7

One pretends to be rich but is poor. Another pretends to be poor but is quite rich.

Matthew 15:8

These people honor me only with their words, for their hearts are so very distant from me.

Luke 14:11

“Remember this: everyone with a lofty opinion of who he is and who seeks to raise himself up will be publicly humbled. And everyone with a modest opinion of who he is and chooses to humble himself will be raised up before all.”