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Proverbs 12:10-12
Good News Translation
Proverbs 12:10-12
Good News Translation
10 Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.
11 A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat, but it is stupid to waste time on useless projects.
12 All that wicked people want is to find evil things to do, but the righteous stand firm.[a]
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- Proverbs 12:12 Verse 12 in Hebrew is unclear.
Proverbs 12:10-12
New International Version
Proverbs 12:10-12
New International Version
10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(B)
12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
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