New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 12:10
10A 1righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 12:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Context of Proverbs 12:10
8A man will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind will be despised. 9Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread. A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. 11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense. 12The wicked man desires the booty of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
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יוֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹ וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַכְזָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:10
- Genesis 33:13But he said to him, “My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds which are nursing are a care to me. And if they are driven hard one day, all the flocks will die.
- Numbers 22:28And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?”
- Deuteronomy 25:4“You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing.
- John 4:11She said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water?
- Genesis 37:26Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?
- Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.
- 1 Samuel 11:2But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “I will make it with you on this condition, that I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you, thus I will make it a reproach on all Israel.”
- John 19:31Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
- 1 John 3:17But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast - One principal characteristic of a holy man is mercy: cruelty is unknown to him; and his benevolence extends to the meanest of the brute creation. Pity rules the heart of a pious man; he can do nothing that is cruel. He considers what is best for the comfort, ease health, and life of the beast that serves him, and he knows that God himself careth for oxen: and one of the ten commandments provides a seventh…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10Verse 10 A godly man would not put even an animal to needless pain. But the wicked often speak of others as well used, when they would not endure like treatment for a single day.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. regardeth--literally, "knoweth" (Psa 1:6). mercies ... cruel--as acts of compassion ungraciously rendered to the needy. The righteous more regards a beast than the wicked a man.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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