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Proverbs 19:10

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
נָאוֶ֣הna.Veh[is] suitableH5000 →
לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Silfor a foolH3684 →
תַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.NugluxuryH8588 →
אַ֝֗ף'Afindeed?H637 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
לְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.vedfor a slaveH5650 →
מְשֹׁ֬לme.Sholto ruleH4910 →
בְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.Rimover princesH8269 →

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Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.Proverbs 30:21–22Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:Proverbs 30:22a 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 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.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.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.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.Hosea 7:3–5They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.James 4:9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.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!”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!Ecclesiastes 10:5–7There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:Isaiah 22:12–14On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.Amos 6:3–6You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.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.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.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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