Proverbs 12:10

"Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread."

Key Reflection

This verse contrasts humility with pride, suggesting that being unknown and having a faithful helper is more valuable than seeking honor at the expense of basic necessities like food. It emphasizes the virtue of contentment and dependence on others over self-glory.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Regardeth -literally, “knoweth.” All true sympathy and care must grow out of knowledge. The duty of a person to animals: (1) rests upon direct commandments in the LawExodus 20:10;Exodus 23:4-5; (2) connects itself with the thought that the mercies of God are over all His works, and that man’s mercy, in proportion to its excellence, must be like HisJonah 4:11; and (3) has perpetuated its influence in the popular morality of the East. Tender mercies -Better, “the feelings, the emotions,” all that should have led to mercy and pity toward man.

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