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!

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.

3 A ruler[1] who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

Other Translations of Proverbs 28:3

King James Version

3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

English Standard Version

3 A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

The Message

3 The wicked who oppress the poor are like a hailstorm that beats down the harvest.

New King James Version

3 A poor man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

New Living Translation

3 A poor person who oppresses the poor is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 28:3

Commentary on Proverbs 28:3

(Read Proverbs 28:3)

If needy persons get opportunities of oppressing, their extortion will be more severe than that of the more wealthy.