Proverbs 12:10

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The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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  • Deut 25:4 : 4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
  • John 4:11 : 11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do you get this living water?
  • Jas 2:13-16 : 13 For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace, keep warm and be well fed,' but does not provide for their physical needs, what good is it?
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need, yet closes his heart against them, how does the love of God abide in him?
  • John 19:31-32 : 31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Since the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
  • Judg 1:7 : 7 Then Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me." They brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
  • 1 Sam 11:2 : 2 Nahash the Ammonite answered them, "On this condition I will make a treaty with you: by gouging out everyone's right eye, bringing disgrace on all Israel."
  • Gen 33:13-14 : 13 But Jacob replied, 'My lord knows that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds that are nursing are my responsibility. If they are driven hard even for one day, all the flocks will die.' 14 'Let my lord go ahead of his servant; I will move at a gentle pace as the livestock and children are able to go until I come to my lord in Seir.'
  • Gen 37:26-28 : 26 Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is there if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed. 28 When the Midianite merchants passed by, they pulled Joseph up out of the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
  • Num 22:28-32 : 28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and it said to Balaam, 'What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?' 29 Balaam answered the donkey, 'You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.' 30 The donkey said to Balaam, 'Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this very day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?' 'No,' he replied. 31 Then the LORD opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown. 32 The angel of the LORD asked him, 'Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.'

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  • 78%

    17 A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel person brings trouble to his own flesh.

    18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • 7 The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • 10 the issue between them will be settled by an oath before the Lord that the neighbor has not taken the other’s property. The owner must accept this, and no restitution is required.

  • 18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

  • 12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • 10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but the steadfast love of the Lord surrounds those who trust in him.

  • 16 The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • 4 How long will the land mourn and the grass in the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it, the beasts and the birds are swept away. For they said, 'He will not see our end.'

  • 6 He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • 71%

    26 The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

    27 The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

    28 In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Prov 10:2-3
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    2 Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

    3 The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

  • 21 The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • 71%

    31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

    32 The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • 2 A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but a person of wicked schemes is condemned.

  • 21 One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • 10 The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.

  • 11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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    11 Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

    12 The wicked desire the plunder of evildoers, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • 23 The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • 23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds.

  • 10 Bloodthirsty men hate the blameless, but the upright seek to preserve their life.

  • 15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

  • 1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.

  • 9 Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.

  • 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.

  • 7 "But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you."

  • 5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

  • 18 I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man, that God is testing them to show them that they are like animals.

  • 16 Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked.

  • 16 Because he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted to their death.

  • 26 All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • 10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • 10 It must not be exchanged or substituted, whether good for bad or bad for good. If it is exchanged, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy.

  • 6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • 21 Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • 9 He provides food for the animals and for the young ravens when they cry.

  • 5 Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.

  • 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

  • 25 The righteous eat to their heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.

  • 9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.