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


In Context

7 All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words — they are not!

8 Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

9 A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.

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

11 The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.

12 The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

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 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 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.