Proverbs 12:9
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
Cross References
Matthew 15:8
These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

Proverbs 12:8
A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.


Treasury of Scripture
He that is despised, and has a servant, is better than he that honors himself, and lacks bread.

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Proverbs 13:7
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.



Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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