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Proverbs 19:10

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10Luxury is not appropriate for a foolx —

how much less for a slave to rule over princes!y

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Cross references

  1. xPr 17:7; 26:1
  2. yPr 30:22; Ec 10:6–7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,

much less for a slave to rule over princes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury—

how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

NLTNew Living Translation

It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury

or for a slave to rule over princes!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,

any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.

KJV 1900King James Version

Delight is not seemly for a fool;

Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.