Proverbs 12:9
Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8A man shall be known by his learning: but he that is vain and foolish, shall be exposed to contempt.
10The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:7One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing: and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches.
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 →