Verse Comparison: Proverbs 12:9
American Standard Version
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.
Amplified® Bible
Better is he who is lightly esteemed but works for his own support than he who assumes honor for himself and lacks bread.
Contemporary English Version
It's better to be ordinary and have only one servant than to think you are somebody and starve to death.
Darby English Version
Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Good News Bible
It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry.
King James Version
He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
New American Standard Bible
Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
New International Version
Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
New King James Version
Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Of more value seems one who esteems himself lightly and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
Revised Standard Version
Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.
Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.
