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


In Context

7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

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

11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on 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 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 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.