Proverbs 12:10

A righteous person cares for ¹  the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts ²  of the wicked are cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

The godly are concerned for the welfare of their animals, but even the kindness of the wicked is cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

Good people are good to their animals; the "good-hearted" bad people kick and abuse them.

SABDAweb Pro 12:10

An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.

bibleoremus Pro 12:10

The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

biblegateway Pro 12:10

A righteous person cares for ¹  the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts ²  of the wicked are cruel.

¹ tn Heb “knows”; NLT “concerned for the welfare of.” The righteous take care of animals, not just people.

² tn Heb “but the mercies.” The additional words appear in the translation for the sake of clarification. The line can be interpreted in two ways: (1) when the wicked exhibit a kind act, they do it in a cruel way, or (2) even the kindest of their acts is cruel by all assessments, e.g., stuffing animals with food to fatten them for market – their “kindness” is driven by ulterior motives (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 129).