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Proverbs 12:10 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.Proverbs 12:10 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:10 in context
8A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
12The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- regardethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- merciesrachamcompassionH7356 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- beastbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beastH929 →
- lifenepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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See here, 1. To how great a degree a good man will be merciful; he has not only a compassion for the human nature under its greatest abasements, but he regards even the life of his beast, not only because it is his servant, but because it is God's creature, and in conformity to Providence, which preserves man and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary