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


In Context

6 The words of the wicked are: 'Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

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,

Proverbs 12:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:9[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:9Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:9Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:9Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:9He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread.