Proverbs 12:10

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.tender…: or, bowels

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The righteous knows the life of his beast, || And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

YLT

The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

DBY

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

DRC

The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

A righteous man has pity for the lives of his cattle; but the bowels of the ungodly are unmerciful.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יוֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹ וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַכְזָרִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Δίκαιος οἰκτείρει ψυχὰς κτηνῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἀσεβῶν ἀνελεήμονα.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 25:4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
• Numbers 22:28–32Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?” Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my…
• Genesis 33:13–14But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die. Please let my lord go…
• James 2:13–16For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?…
• 1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
• John 4:11“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
• John 19:31–32It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. So…
• Genesis 37:26–28Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And…
• 1 Samuel 11:2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
• Judges 1:7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

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