Proverbs 12:9
“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He that is despised, and hath a servant,.... Meaning not the same person as before, but one in mean circumstances of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Two interpretations are equally tenable; (1) as in the King James Version, He whom men despise, or who is “lowly” in his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. It is the folly of some that they covet to make a great figure abroad, take place, and take state, as persons…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
despised Rather, lightly esteemed, R.V.; a person of no consequence, in the eyes of others, and perhaps (as in 1Sa…