10The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.


In Context

7 Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.

8 According to his wisdom is a man praised, And the perverted of heart becometh despised.

9 Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

10 The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

12 The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

Proverbs 12:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:10The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:10A righteous man regards the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.