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Proverbs 12:9-11
Living Bible
Proverbs 12:9-11
Living Bible
9 It is better to get your hands dirty—and eat,[a] than to be too proud to work—and starve.
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;[b] only a fool idles away his time.
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- Proverbs 12:9 and eat, implied.
- Proverbs 12:11 Hard work means prosperity, literally, “He who tills his ground shall have his fill of bread.”
Proverbs 12:9-11
New International Version
Proverbs 12:9-11
New International Version
9 Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
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)
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