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much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool; Much less for a slave to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not appropriate for a fool — how much less for a slave to rule over princes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not appropriate for a fool— how much less for a slave to rule over princes! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a slave to rule in place of a king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Luxury does not fit a fool, much less a slave ruling princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Fools should not live in luxury, and slaves should not rule over noblemen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is unseemly for a fool?how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Luxury is not fitting for a fool, "" Much less for a servant to rule among princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Delight is not becoming to the foolish one; much less for a servant to rule over chiefs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Delicacies are not seemly for a fool: nor for a servant to have rule over princes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Fine things are not fitting for the foolish, nor is it fitting for a servant to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To live in luxury is not fitting for a fool; much less is it seemly for a servant to rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A delicacy is not fitting for a fool, neither for a Servant to rule among princes.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Delight does not suit a fool, nor <i>is it seemly</i> if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3768" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8588.htm" title="8588: ta·‘ă·nūḡ (N-ms) -- Daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight. Or taanug; and taeanugah; from anag; luxury.">Luxury</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5000.htm" title="5000: nā·weh (Adj-ms) -- Comely, seemly. From na'ah or naveh; suitable, or beautiful.">is unseemly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: liḵ·sîl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">for a fool—</a> <a href="/hebrew/637.htm" title="637: ’ap̄ (Conj) -- Also, yea. A primitive particle; meaning accession; also or yea; adversatively though.">how much worse</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘e·ḇeḏ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">for a slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/4910.htm" title="4910: mə·šōl (V-Qal-Inf) -- To rule, have dominion, reign. A primitive root; to rule.">to rule</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: bə·śā·rîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">over princes!</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:5-7</a></span><br />There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler: / Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions. / I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Proverbs 30:21-22</a></span><br />Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: / a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></span><br />He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalm 113:7-8</a></span><br />He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump / to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-26.htm">1 Corinthians 1:26-29</a></span><br />Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. / But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5-6</a></span><br />Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? / But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Luke 6:24-25</a></span><br />But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. / Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-18.htm">Job 34:18-19</a></span><br />who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’ / who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Isaiah 32:5-8</a></span><br />No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected. / For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. / The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-25.htm">Matthew 20:25-28</a></span><br />But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them. / It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.</p><p class="hdg">delight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Proverbs 30:21,22</a></b></br> For three <i>things</i> the earth is disquieted, and for four <i>which</i> it cannot bear: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-36.htm">1 Samuel 25:36</a></b></br> And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart <i>was</i> merry within him, for he <i>was</i> very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Esther 3:15</a></b></br> The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.</p><p class="hdg">much</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-24.htm">2 Samuel 3:24,25,39</a></b></br> Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why <i>is</i> it <i>that</i> thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:5-7</a></b></br> There is an evil <i>which</i> I have seen under the sun, as an error <i>which</i> proceedeth from the ruler: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5</a></b></br> And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Appropriate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-82.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/job/33-20.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-2.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Less</a> <a href="/esther/1-6.htm">Material</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-26.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-2.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">Seemly</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-11.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-2.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Appropriate</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-17.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-3.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-3.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-11.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-11.htm">Less</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Material</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-2.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">Seemly</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Luxury is unseemly for a fool—</b><br>In the biblical context, a "fool" is often someone who lacks wisdom and understanding, particularly in spiritual matters. Proverbs frequently contrasts the wise and the foolish, emphasizing that wisdom leads to life and prosperity, while folly leads to ruin. The idea that luxury is unseemly for a fool suggests that wealth and comfort are inappropriate for someone who lacks the wisdom to use them properly. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that true riches are found in wisdom and understanding (<a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-18</a>). The fool, lacking discernment, may misuse luxury, leading to moral and spiritual decay.<p><b>how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!</b><br>This phrase highlights the social and cultural norms of ancient Israel, where societal roles were clearly defined. A "slave" ruling over "princes" would be seen as a reversal of the natural order, causing disorder and instability. In the historical context, rulers were expected to be wise and just, qualities not typically associated with slaves in that era. This proverb underscores the importance of proper leadership and governance, echoing the biblical principle that those in authority should be equipped with wisdom and integrity (<a href="/proverbs/8-15.htm">Proverbs 8:15-16</a>). The imagery of a slave ruling over princes can also be seen as a metaphor for chaos and the consequences of folly, reinforcing the need for wisdom in leadership.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/f/fool.htm">Fool</a></b><br>In the context of Proverbs, a fool is someone who lacks wisdom and understanding, often rejecting God's ways and living in a manner contrary to His teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>This term refers to someone in a position of low status or authority, often expected to serve rather than lead.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/princes.htm">Princes</a></b><br>These are individuals of noble birth or high status, typically expected to lead and make decisions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_roles_and_wisdom.htm">Understanding Roles and Wisdom</a></b><br>God has established certain roles and structures in society. Wisdom involves recognizing and respecting these roles, understanding that they are designed for order and harmony.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_inversion.htm">The Dangers of Inversion</a></b><br>When societal roles are inverted, such as a fool living in luxury or a servant ruling over princes, it often leads to chaos and disorder. This serves as a warning against pride and ambition that seeks to overturn God’s established order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_character_over_position.htm">The Importance of Character Over Position</a></b><br>True leadership and the ability to handle luxury require wisdom and character, not just a position or wealth. This calls for personal growth in wisdom and godliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_elevation.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Elevation</a></b><br>While human society may have its norms, God can elevate anyone according to His purpose. However, this elevation is always accompanied by His wisdom and not human folly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_humility_and_service.htm">Practical Humility and Service</a></b><br>Believers are called to serve faithfully in whatever position they find themselves, trusting God to elevate them in His timing and according to His purpose.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_leaving_parents_mean.htm">What does the Bible say about earthly treasures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_godly_mother.htm">What does the Bible say about consuming junk food?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_10_15_conflict_with_jesus.htm">Proverbs 10:15 depicts wealth as a 'fortified city'--does this conflict with Jesus' warnings about riches in the New Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_biblical_proverb.htm">What defines a biblical proverb?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Delight is not seemly for a fool.--</span>He is ruined by prosperity and luxury: much more is a slave unfit to rule over princes. The writer has in his mind the case of an emancipated slave being raised to high place by court favour, and then insolently trampling on those who were once far above him. (Comp. <a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm" title="For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;">Proverbs 30:22</a>; <a href="/context/ecclesiastes/10-6.htm" title="Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.">Ecclesiastes 10:6-7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Delight is not seemly for a fool</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Proverbs 17:7</a>; <a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1</a>). <span class="accented">Taanug</span>, rendered "delight," implies other delicate living, luxury; <span class="greek">τρυφή</span>, Septuagint. Such a life is ruin to a fool. who knows not how to use it properly; it confirms him in his foolish, sinful ways. A man needs religion and reason to enable him to bear prosperity advantageously, and these the fool lacks. "Secundae res," remarks Sallust ('Catil.,' 11), "sapientium animos fatigant," "Even wise men are wearied and harassed by prosperity," much more must such good fortune try those who have no practical wisdom to guide and control their enjoyment. Vatablus explains the clause to mean that it is impossible for a fool, a sinner, to enjoy peace of conscience, which alone is true delight. But looking to the next clause, we see that the moralist is thinking primarily of the elevation of a slave to a high position, and his arrogance in consequence thereof. <span class="cmt_word">Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.</span> By the unwise favouritism of a potentate, a slave of lowly birth might be raised to eminence and set above the nobles and princes of the land. The writer of Ecclesiastes gives his experience in this matter: "I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth" (<a href="/ecclesiastes/10-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:7</a>). The same anomaly is mentioned with censure (<a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm">Proverbs 30:22</a> and Ecclus. 11:5). What is the behaviour of unworthy persons thus suddenly raised to high position has formed the subject of many a satire. It is the old story of the "beggar on horseback." A German proverb declares, "Kein Scheermesser scharfer schiest, als wenn der Bauer zu Herrn wird." Claud., 'In Eutrop.,' 181, etc. <p><span class="foreign">"Asperius nihil est humili, quum surgit in altum;<br />Cuncta ferit, dum cuncta timet; desaevit in omnes,<br />Ut se posse putent; nec bellua tetrior ulla<br />Quam servi rabies in libera colla furentis."</span> As an example of a different disposition, Cornelius a Lapide refers to the history of Agathocles. Tyrant of Syracuse, who rose from the humble occupation of a potter to a position of vast power, and, to remind himself of his lowly origin, used to dine off mean earthenware. Ausonius thus alludes to this humility ('Epigr.,' 8.) - <p><span class="foreign">"Fama est fictilibus coenasse Agathoclea regem,<br />Atque abacum Samio saepe onerasse luto;<br />Fercula gemmatis cum poneret horrida vasis,<br />Et misceret opes pauperiemque simul.</span> <p><span class="foreign">Quaerenti causam, respondit: Rex ego qui sum<br />Sicaniae, figulo sum genitore satus<br />Fortunam reverenter habe, quicunque repente<br />Dives ab exili progrediere loco."</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Luxury</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲנ֑וּג</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·nūḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8588.htm">Strong's 8588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is unseemly</span><br /><span class="heb">נָאוֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5000.htm">Strong's 5000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suitable, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a fool—</span><br /><span class="heb">לִכְסִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(liḵ·sîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3684.htm">Strong's 3684: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stupid fellow, dullard, fool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">how much worse</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝֗ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_637.htm">Strong's 637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a slave</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to rule</span><br /><span class="heb">מְשֹׁ֬ל</span> <span class="translit">(mə·šōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4910.htm">Strong's 4910: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rule, have dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over princes!</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשָׂרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:10 Delicate living is not appropriate (Prov. 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