Proverbs 19:10
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Other Translations of Proverbs 19:10
King James Version
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
English Standard Version
10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
The Message
10 Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss.
New King James Version
10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.
New Living Translation
10 It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule over princes!
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:10
Commentary on Proverbs 19:10
(Read Proverbs 19:10)
A man that has not wisdom and grace, has no right or title to true joy. It is very unseemly for one who is a servant to sin, to oppress God's free-men.