Proverbs 12:9
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
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Cross references
- Luke 14:11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Proverbs 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.