Proverbs 19:10
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
In Context
9A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.
11A man's good sense makes him slow to wrath, and the overlooking of wrongdoing is his glory.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came.
2 Samuel 3:39While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!
Proverbs 17:7Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.
Proverbs 30:21For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
Isaiah 3:5And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:10
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. Here is, 1. A repetition of what was said before ( v. 5 ), for we have need to be again and again warned of the danger of the sin of lying and false-witness-bearing, since nothing is of more fatal consequence. 2. An addition to it in one word; there it was said, He that speaks lies shall not escape, and intimated that he shall be punished. Here it is said, His punishment shall be such as will be his destruction: he shall perish; the… Read the whole commentary →