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Proverbs 12:10

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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ASV

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

KJV

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045 →
צַ֭דִּיקTza.dika righteous [person]H6662 →
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh[the] life ofH5315 →
בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹbe.hem.Toanimals hisH929 →
וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥יve.ra.cha.Meiand [the] compassion<s> ofH7356 →
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563 →
אַכְזָרִֽי׃'akh.za.Ri[is] cruelH394 →

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Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Deuteronomy 25:4Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.Genesis 33:13–14But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.Numbers 22:28–32Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”Numbers 22:29Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now!”Deuteronomy 22:6If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.James 2:13–16For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.John 19:31It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.Acts 5:40At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.1 Samuel 30:13Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.Exodus 23:19Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.1 John 3:17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?Genesis 33:13But Jacob replied, “My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.Isaiah 36:17until I come and take you away to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.Acts 27:42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.1 Chronicles 21:13David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”Genesis 24:11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.2 Samuel 24:14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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