Proverbs 19:10

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Luxury is not fitting for a fool, || Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

Pleasure is not comely for a foole, much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.

JPS

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

LXXE

Delight does not suit a fool, nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה לִכְסִ֣יל תַּעֲנ֑וּג אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀ מְשֹׁ֬ל בְּשָׂרִֽים׃

LXX-Br

Οὐ συμφέρει ἄφρονι τρυφὴ, καὶ ἐὰν οἰκέτης ἄρξηται μεθʼ ὕβρεως δυναστεύειν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 30:21–22Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
• Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
• Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
• Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
• Hosea 7:3–5They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies. They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by a baker who needs not stoke the fire from the kneading to the rising of the dough. The princes are…
• James 4:9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
• Ecclesiastes 10:5–7There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler: Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions. I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot…
• 1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
• 2 Samuel 3:39And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
• Hosea 9:1Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.
• Isaiah 5:11–12Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the…
• Isaiah 22:12–14On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth. But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and…
• Amos 6:3–6You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall. You improvise songs on…
• Isaiah 3:5The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
• Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
• 2 Samuel 3:24–25So Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he is getting away! Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements…

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