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Proverbs 12:9
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Proverbs 12:9
9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
9 He that is despised and hath a seruant, is better then he that honoureth himselfe, and lacketh bread.
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Proverbs 12:9
Contemned; disdained; abhorred.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To be without or in need of something; as a noun, want, shortage, or absence.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Open the full verse study11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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Open the full verse study7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
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