A Righteous Man Regards His Animal (Proverbs 12:10)
Exhibit AKey Evidence
- The scene: Rocky (1976). “You guys hungry?”
- Rocky wins a fight in a run-down club, gets paid next to nothing, and comes home to an empty apartment. Nobody asks how it went.
- So he tells Cuff and Link, his two pet turtles, and he feeds them. “If you guys could sing or dance, I wouldn’t be doing this, you know?”
- It’s funny, but it says something about him. Scripture says how we treat the creatures nobody is watching shows our heart: “A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel” (Proverbs 12:10).
- God cares for the sparrows (Matthew 10:29), and His people can show that care in small, quiet ways.
- Faithful in little things.
Exhibit BFrom the Word
“A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”
“Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.”
Clip: Rocky (1976), dir. John G. Avildsen. Used for commentary.
ClassifiedFull Briefing
"You guys hungry?" 🐢
Rocky wins a fight in a run-down club, gets paid next to nothing, and comes home to an empty apartment. Nobody asks how it went. So he tells Cuff and Link, his two pet turtles, and he feeds them. "If you guys could sing or dance, I wouldn't be doing this, you know?"
It's funny, but it says something about him. Scripture says how we treat the creatures nobody is watching shows our heart: "A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel" (Proverbs 12:10, NKJV). God cares for the sparrows (Matthew 10:29), and His people can show that care in small, quiet ways.
Faithful in little things. 🐢
🎬 Clip: Rocky (1976), dir. John G. Avildsen. Used for commentary.
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