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Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
New International Version
9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
Proverbs 12:9
King James Version
Proverbs 12:9
King James Version
9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
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Proverbs 12:9
New King James Version
Proverbs 12:9
New King James Version
9 (A)Better is the one who is [a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:9 lightly esteemed
Isaiah 3:7
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Isaiah 3:7
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Isaiah 3:7
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Isaiah 3:7
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7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.
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Isaiah 3:7
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Isaiah 3:7
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7 In that day he will protest, saying,
“I cannot cure your ills,
For in my house is neither food nor clothing;
Do not make me a ruler of the people.”
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