Proverbs 12:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 12:10 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 12:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 12:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10 — World English Bible

Proverbs 12:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 12:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 12:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Proverbs 12:10 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 12:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.”

Proverbs 12:10 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 12:10 in Context — Proverbs 12

8 Cada um será elogiado conforme seu entendimento; mas o perverso de coração será desprezado.

9 Melhor é o que estima pouco a si mesmo mas tem quem o sirva, do que aquele que elogia e si mesmo, mas nem sequer tem pão.

10 O justo dá atenção à vida de seus animais; mas [até] as misericórdias dos perversos são cruéis.

11 Aquele que lavra sua terra se saciará de pão; mas o que segue [coisas] inúteis tem falta de juízo.

12 O perverso deseja armadilhas malignas; porém a raiz dos justos produzirá [seu fruto] .

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What Does Proverbs 12:10 Mean?

Proverbs 12:10 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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