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Proverbs 19:10

American Standard Version

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

Proverbs 19:10 · World English Bible

Proverbs 19:10 in context

  1. 8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
  2. 9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
  3. 10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  4. 11The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
  5. 12The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.