10Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.


In Context

7 All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

8 He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.

10 Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12 The king's displeasure is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:10It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:10Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:10Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.