Proverbs 12:9
Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
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Cross references
- Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 13:7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.