Proverbs 12:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ [He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

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  • Luke 14:11 : 11 ‹For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.›
  • Prov 13:7 : 7 ¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

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