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Proverbs 19:10

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 19:10 in other translations

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

Proverbs 19:10 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:10 in context

  1. 8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
    He who keeps understanding shall find good.
  2. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished.
    He who utters lies shall perish.
  3. 10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
    much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  4. 11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
    It is his glory to overlook an offense.
  5. 12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.