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Proverbs 12:10

NETBible	A righteous person cares for¹ the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts² of the wicked are cruel.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 12:10	A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:10	A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal, But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 12:10	The godly are concerned for the welfare of their animals, but even the kindness of the wicked is cruel.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 12:10	Good people are good to their animals; the "good-hearted" bad people kick and abuse them.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 12:10	An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 12:10	The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 12:10	A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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KJV	A righteous <06662> [man] regardeth <03045> (8802) the life <05315> of his beast <0929>_: but the tender mercies <07356> of the wicked <07563> [are] cruel <0394>_. {tender...: or, bowels}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 12:10	A righteous <06662> man <06662> has <03045> regard <03045> for the life <05315> of his animal <0929> , But even the compassion <07356> of the wicked <07563> is cruel <0394> .
LXXM	dikaiov <1342> A-NSM oiktirei <3627> V-PAI-3S qucav <5590> N-APF kthnwn <2934> N-GPN autou <846> D-GSM ta <3588> T-NPN de <1161> PRT splagcna <4698> N-NPN twn <3588> T-GPM asebwn <765> A-GPM anelehmona <415> A-NPN
NET [draft] ITL	A righteous <06662> person cares for <03045> the life <05315> of his animal <0929> , but even the most compassionate acts <07356> of the wicked <07563> are cruel <0394> .
HEBREW	yrzka <0394> Myesr <07563> ymxrw <07356> wtmhb <0929> spn <05315> qydu <06662> edwy (12:10) <03045>

NETBible

A righteous person cares for¹ the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts² of the wicked are cruel.

NET Notes

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

²tn 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).