Proverbs 12:9
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8A man is commended according to his wisdom; but he that is of a perverted heart shall be despised.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:7There is that feigneth himself rich, and hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, and hath great wealth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:9
8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. We are here told whence to expect a good name. Reputation is what most have a high regard to and stand much upon. Now it is certain, 1. The best reputation is that which attends virtue and serious piety, and the prudent conduct of life: A man shall be commended by all that are wise and good, in conformity to the judgment of God himself, which we are sure is according to truth, not according to his riches or… Read the whole commentary →