Proverbs 19:10

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, 2 much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 1

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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 shall not be unpunished. 2 He who utters lies shall perish. 1

11The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. 2 It is his glory to overlook a rebellious breach of relationship. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:7Arrogant speech is not fitting for a fool, 2 much less do lying lips fit a prince. 1

Proverbs 30:21“For three things the earth tremble, 2 and under four, it can’t bear up: 2

Isaiah 3:5The people will be oppressed, 2 everyone by another, 2 and everyone by his neighbor. 1 The child will behave himself proudly against the old man, 2 and the base against the honorable. 1

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 →

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