7 God overthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

8 A man shall be commended for his wisdom: but the froward of heart shall be despised.

9 He that is despised, [a]and is his own servant, is better than he that boasteth himself, and lacketh bread.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:9 The poor man that is contemned and yet liveth of his own travail.

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