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Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Two interpretations are equally tenable:

  1. As in the King James Version: The one whom men despise, or who is “lowly” in his own eyes (co…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He that is despised. —That is, lowly in his own eyes and those of others, as David (1 Samuel 18:23); if he has a servant

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[He that is] despised, and has a servant
Meaning not the same person as before, but one in mean circumstances of lif…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

He who lives in a humble state, who has no one to serve him, but earns his bread by his own labor, is happier than he who glories in high birth or …

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