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Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 9

Proverbs 12:9 in Hindi

जो रोटी की आस लगाए रहता है, और बड़ाई मारता है, उस से दास रखनेवाला तुच्छ मनुष्य भी उत्तम है।

Jo rotee kee aas lagaae rahataa hai, aur badaaee maarataa hai, us se daas rakhanevaalaa tuchchh manushy bhee uttam hai.

Proverbs 12:9 in English

King James Version (KJV)
[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
World English Bible (WEB)
Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
Darby Translation (DBY)
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Webster's Bible (WBS)
[He that is] despised, and hath a servant, [is] better than he that honoreth himself, and is destitute of bread.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better [is] the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

Read in context

  1. 7जब दुष्ट लोग उलटे जाते हैं तब वे रहते ही नहीं, परन्तु धर्मियों का घर स्थिर रहता है।
  2. 8मनुष्य कि बुद्धि के अनुसार उसकी प्रशंसा होती है, परन्तु कुटिल तुच्छ जाना जाता है।
  3. 9जो रोटी की आस लगाए रहता है, और बड़ाई मारता है, उस से दास रखनेवाला तुच्छ मनुष्य भी उत्तम है।
  4. 10धर्मी अपने पशु के भी प्राण की सुधि रखता है, परन्तु दुष्टों की दया भी निर्दयता है।
  5. 11जो अपनी भूमि को जोतता, वह पेट भर खाता है, परन्तु जो निकम्मों की संगति करता, वह निर्बुद्धि ठहरता है।
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Original words (Hebrew)

Proverbs 12:9 in Tamil

Hindi Bible: BSI Hindi Old Version, public domain.

King James Version: public domain.

World English Bible: public domain.

American Standard Version: public domain.

Bible in Basic English: public domain.

Darby Translation: public domain.

Noah Webster Bible: public domain.

Young's Literal Translation: public domain.

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