Proverbs 19:10

Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
- Basic English Bible

Luxury is unseemly for a fool-how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Darby Bible

Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- English Revised Version

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 19:10

19:10 Delight - To live in pleasure and outward glory, doth not become him, nor suit with him; because prosperity corrupts even wise men, and makes fools mad; and because it gives him more opportunity to discover his folly, and to do mischief both to himself and others.