Matthew Henry · Verse 10
A godly man would not put even an animal to needless pain. But the wicked often speak of others as well used, when they would not endure like treatment for a single day.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
BSB
A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
KJV
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
ASV
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
BBE
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
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