Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionBetter to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food. English Standard Version Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread. Berean Study Bible Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food. King James Bible He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. New American Standard Bible Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread. American Standard Version Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread. Darby Bible Translation Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. Douay-Rheims Bible Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread. English Revised Version Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. Young's Literal Translation Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. Links Proverbs 12:9 Bible HubProverbs 12:9 Bible Apps Proverbs 12:9 Open Bible |
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