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Brenton's Septuagint
Proverbs 12:10
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The righteous cares about his animal’s health,but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
A righteous person has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Good people take care of their animals, but even the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the mercies of the wicked are cruell.
A righteous man knows the value of the life of his animal,But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
Good people are kind to their animals, but a mean person is cruel.
A righteous man takes care of his animal, but the wicked? Even his compassion is cruel.
A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Good people take good care of their animals, but the wicked know only how to be cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his beast; but the mercies of the wicked are suppressed.
Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.
The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his catell, but the vngodly haue cruell hertes.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruell.
A ryghteous man regardeth the lyfe of his cattell: but the vngodly haue cruell heartes.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A iust man knowith the soulis of hise werk beestis; but the entrailis of wickid men ben cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
The godly care for their animals, but the wicked are always cruel.
A man who is right with God cares for his animal, but the sinful man is hard and has no pity.
The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.
The just regardeth the lives of his beasts: but the bowels of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.
Good people are good to their animals; the "good-hearted" bad people kick and abuse them.
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
righteous: Genesis 33:13, Genesis 33:14, Numbers 22:28-32, Deuteronomy 25:4, John 4:11
but: Genesis 37:26-28, Judges 1:7, 1 Samuel 11:2, John 19:31, John 19:32, James 2:13-16
tender mercies: or, bowels, 1 John 3:17
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:11 - kneel Exodus 5:6 - taskmasters Exodus 23:19 - Thou shalt not seethe a kid Numbers 22:29 - for now would Deuteronomy 22:6 - thou shalt not 1 Samuel 30:13 - my master 2 Samuel 24:14 - let me not 1 Chronicles 21:13 - but let me Isaiah 36:17 - I come Acts 5:40 - beaten Acts 27:42 - General Ephesians 4:32 - tenderhearted
Cross-References
And the Lord said to Abram, Go forth out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and out of the house of thy father, and come into the land which I will shew thee.
And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
And I will bless those that bless thee, and curse those that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.
And Abram went as the Lord spoke to him, and Lot departed with him, and Abram was seventy-five years old, when he went out of Charrhan.
And he departed thence to the mountain eastward of Baethel, and there he pitched his tent in Baethel near the sea, and Aggai toward the east, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called on the name of the Lord.
And Pharao having called Abram, said, What is this thou hast done to me, that thou didst not tell me that she was thy wife?
And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.
But the famine prevailed in the land.
And there was no corn in all the land, for the famine prevailed greatly; and the land of Egypt, and the land of Chanaan, fainted for the famine.
And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast,.... Or "knoweth" it q; knows the worth of it and values it, and takes care of it, and is concerned for the preservation of it; he provides sufficient food for it, and gives it; he does not overwork it, but allows it proper rest from labour; and, if in any disorder, will make use of all suitable means to heal it; see an instance of the care of Jacob, that righteous man, of his cattle, Genesis 33:14; and, on the other hand, see an instance of a wicked man's cruelty to his beast in Balaam, for which he was reproved, Numbers 22:28; by various laws and rules which God has given, it is his will that men should be merciful to their beasts, Deuteronomy 25:4; and such who are so will be more especially pitiful and tenderhearted to their fellow creatures;
but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel; or "[are] the mercies of a cruel one" r; the most tender things which are expressed or done by them are nothing but cruelty; and what then must be their more severe expressions and actions? so the most tender concern which antichrist and his followers show to the souls of men breathes nothing but cruelty; the compassionate methods they take to convert heretics, as they call them, are dark dungeons and stinking prisons, racks and tortures, fire and faggots; these are their wholesome severities; this their kindness to men, to deliver them up to the secular power, to inflict pains and punishments on them the most grievous to save their souls. Thus, while the beast of Rome looks like a lamb, he speaks like a dragon, and exercises all the cruelty of the first beast, Rome Pagan,
Revelation 13:11.
q ××××¢ "novit", Mercerus, Michaelis; so Vulgate Latin. r ××××¨× "sunt miserationes crudelis", Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Aben Ezra in Mercerus, so some Jewish writers in Vatablus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Regardeth - literally, âknoweth.â All true sympathy and care must grow out of knowledge. The duty of a person to animals:
(1) rests upon direct commandments in the Law Exodus 20:10; Exodus 23:4-5;
(2) connects itself with the thought that the mercies of God are over all His works, and that manâs mercy, in proportion to its excellence, must be like His Jonah 4:11; and
(3) has perpetuated its influence in the popular morality of the East.
Tender mercies - Better, âthe feelings, the emotions,â all that should have led to mercy and pity toward man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 12:10. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast — One principal characteristic of a holy man is mercy: cruelty is unknown to him; and his benevolence extends to the meanest of the brute creation. Pity rules the heart of a pious man; he can do nothing that is cruel. He considers what is best for the comfort, ease health, and life of the beast that serves him; and he knows that God himself careth for oxen: and one of the ten commandments provides a seventh part of time to be allotted for the rest of labouring beasts as well as for man.
I once in my travels met with the Hebrew of this clause on the sign board of a public inn: ××××¢ צ××ק × ×¤×© ××××ª× yodea tsaddik nephesh behemto. "A righteous man considereth the life of his beast;" which, being very appropriate, reminded me that I should feed my horse.
The tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. — ××××¨× achzari, are violent, without mercy, ruthless. The wicked, influenced by Satan, can show no other disposition than what is in their master. If they appear at any time merciful, it is a cloak which they use to cover purposes of cruelty. To accomplish its end, iniquity will assume any garb, speak mercifully, extol benevolence, sometimes even give to the poor! But, timeo Danaos, et dona ferentes. The cry of fire at midnight, provided it be in another's dwelling, is more congenial to their souls than the cry of mercy. Look at the human fiends, "out-heroding Herod," in horse races, bruising matches, and cock fights, and in wars for the extension of territory, and the purposes of ambition. The hell is yet undescribed, that is suited to such monsters in cruelty.
