Jump to Previous Better Bread Despised Destitute Esteemed Food Great High Honoreth Honors Honoureth Humble Lightly Low Need Nobody Opinion Playeth Plays Position Pretend Rank Servant Somebody Standing WorksJump to Next Better Bread Despised Destitute Esteemed Food Great High Honoreth Honors Honoureth Humble Lightly Low Need Nobody Opinion Playeth Plays Position Pretend Rank Servant Somebody Standing WorksParallel Verses English Standard Version Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread. New American Standard Bible Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread. King James Bible He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. Holman Christian Standard Bible Better to be dishonored, yet have a servant, than to act important but have no food. International Standard Version It's better to be unimportant, yet have a servant, than to pretend to be important, but lack food. NET Bible Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Better is a poor man who waits on himself than one who boasts and lacks bread. GOD'S WORD® Translation Better to be unimportant and have a slave than to act important and have nothing to eat. King James 2000 Bible He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread. American King James Version He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread. American Standard Version Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread. Douay-Rheims Bible Better is the poor man that provideth for himself, than he that is glorious and wanteth bread. Darby Bible Translation Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. English Revised Version Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. Webster's Bible Translation He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread. World English Bible Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread. Young's Literal Translation Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread. Lexicon He that is despisedqalah (kaw-law') to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be (causatively, hold) in contempt) -- base, contemn, despise, lightly esteem, set light, seem vile. and hath a servant `ebed (eh'-bed) a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant. is better towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun than he that honoureth kabad (kaw-bad') to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop. himself and lacketh chacer (khaw-sare') lacking; hence, without -- destitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want. bread lechem (lekh'-em) food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. Multilingual Proverbes 12:9 FrenchProverbios 12:9 Biblia Paralela Links Proverbs 12:9 NIV • Proverbs 12:9 NLT • Proverbs 12:9 ESV • Proverbs 12:9 NASB • Proverbs 12:9 KJV • Proverbs 12:9 Bible Apps • Proverbs 12:9 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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