A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
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Gill's Exposition
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast,.... Or "knoweth" it (q); knows the worth of it and values it, and takes care of it, and is concerned for the preservation of it; he provides sufficient…
Barnes' Notes
Regardeth - literally, “knoweth.” All true sympathy and care must grow out of knowledge. The duty of a person to animals: (1) rests upon direct commandments in the Law Exo 20:10; Exo 23:4-5; (2)…
Matthew Henry
See here, 1. To how great a degree a good man will be merciful; he has not only a compassion for the human nature under its greatest abasements, but he regards even the life of his beast, not only…
Cambridge Bible
righteous because by such consideration he proves himself to be (Luk 1:6) "righteous, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord" (Deu 5:14; Deu 22:6-7; Deu 25:4), and because he is…
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