Proverbs 19:10
It's not right for stupid people to live in luxury, and it's even worse for a slave to rule over leaders.
Free Bible Version
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 be punished; people who tell lies will perish.
11If you have good sense you'll be slow to get angry; you gain respect by forgiving wrongs.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:36When Abigail got back home to Nabal, he was in the house, partying like a king. He was feeling very merry, and he was very drunk. So she didn't tell him anything until the morning.
2 Samuel 3:39I am weak right now, even though I'm anointed as king and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too powerful for me. But may the Lord repay the evil man according to the evil he has done.”
Proverbs 17:7Fine words don't suit stupid people, how much less are lies suited to a ruler.
Proverbs 30:21Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:
Ecclesiastes 10:5I also realized there's another evil here on earth: rulers make a big mistake
Isaiah 3:5People will mistreat one another, person against person, neighbor against neighbor; the young will assault the old, and the dregs of society will attack those who are reputable.
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 →