A moment in scripture
Proverbs 12:10
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A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 12:8
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
- Proverbs 12:9
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
- Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
- Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.