Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
New American Standard Bible
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
King James Version
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Holman Bible
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
International Standard Version
The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
A Conservative Version
A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
American Standard Version
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Amplified
A righteous man has kind regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Bible in Basic English
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
Darby Translation
A righteous man is concerned for the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Julia Smith Translation
The just one shall know the soul of his cattle: and the compassion of the unjust are cruel.
King James 2000
A righteous man regards the life of his animal: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Modern King James verseion
A righteous one understands the soul of his animal; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A righteous man regardeth the life of his cattle; but the ungodly have cruel hearts.
NET Bible
A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.
New Heart English Bible
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
The Emphasized Bible
A righteous man, regardeth the desire of his beast, but, the compassions of the lawless, are cruel.
Webster
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
World English Bible
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteous knoweth the life of his beast, And the mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Interlinear
Yada`
Nephesh
Racham
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
9 It is better to be lowly and a servant {to someone} than self-glorifying and lacking food. 10 The righteous knows the life of his animal, but the compassion of the wicked is cruel. 11 He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks {sense}.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:4
"You shall not muzzle an ox {when he is threshing}.
Genesis 33:13-14
But he said to him, "My lord knows that the children [are] frail, and the flocks and the cattle [which are] nursing [are a concern] to me. Now [if] they drove them hard for a day all the flocks would die.
Genesis 37:26-28
Then Judah said to his brothers, "What profit [is there] if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Numbers 22:28-32
Yahweh opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What did I do to you that you struck me these three times?"
Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with {their thumbs and big toes} cut off used to pick up [scraps] under my table; just as I have done, so God has repaid to me. And they brought him [to] Jerusalem, and he died there.
1 Samuel 11:2
But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this [condition] {I will make a treaty} with you, by gouging out the right eye of each of you, so that I can make it a disgrace for all Israel."
John 4:11
The woman said to him, "Sir, you have no bucket and the well is deep! From where then do you get this living water?
John 19:31-32
Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was an important day), asked Pilate that their legs could be broken and they could be taken away.
James 2:13-16
For judgment [is] merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
1 John 3:17
But whoever has the world's material possessions and observes his brother {in need} and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?