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


In Context

7 The brethren of the poor man hate him: moreover also his friends have departed far from him. He that followeth after words only, shall have nothing.

8 But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished: and he that speaketh lies, shall perish.

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

11 The learning of a man is known by patience and his glory is to pass over wrongs.

12 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:10Good living beseemeth not a fool; how 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.