# Proverbs 12:9

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/12/9
- Book: [Proverbs](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs)
- Chapter: [Proverbs 12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/12)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.