Proverbs 19:10
“Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.”
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Proverbs 19:10 Context
8He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good. 9A false witnesse shall not be vnpunished, and hee that speaketh lyes, shall perish. 10Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes. 11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger: and it is his glory to passe ouer a transgression. 12The kings wrath is as the roaring of a lyon: but his fauour is as dewe vpon the grasse.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 19:10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- King James Version
Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
- Basic English Bible
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Darby Bible
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Webster's Bible
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- World English Bible
Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 19:10
19:10 Delight - To live in pleasure and outward glory, doth not become him, nor suit with him; because prosperity corrupts even wise men, and makes fools mad; and because it gives him more opportunity to discover his folly, and to do mischief both to himself and others.