Proverbs 12:9
Better `is' the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
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- Luke 14:11 : 11 because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
- Prov 13:7 : 7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.
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10 Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
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4 O the happiness of the man Who hath made Jehovah his trust, And hath not turned unto the proud, And those turning aside to lies.