Proverbs 12:9 · KJV
"He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread."
King James Version
What does Proverbs 12:9 mean? →Passage Context
7The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
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