Proverbs 19:10

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 19:10

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

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KJV

King James Version

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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WEB

World English Bible

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 19

⁸ He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.

¹⁰ Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

¹¹ A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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