Font Size
Proverbs 12:10-12
Living Bible
Proverbs 12:10-12
Living Bible
10 A good man is concerned for the welfare of his animals, but even the kindness of godless men is cruel.
11 Hard work means prosperity;[a] only a fool idles away his time.
12 Crooks are jealous of each other’s loot, while good men long to help each other.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 Hard work means prosperity, literally, “He who tills his ground shall have his fill of bread.”
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.
Living Bible (TLB)
The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.