Proverbs 12:9
Better to be a humble man serving himself than a boastful man who has nothing to eat.
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8People are appreciated for talking sense, but those with perverted minds are despised.
10Good people look after their animals, but the care given by wicked is really cruelty.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:7Some pretend to be rich, but don't have anything, while others pretend to be poor and are very rich.
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 →