Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Unseemly for dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes.

New American Standard Bible

Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

King James Version

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Holman Bible

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

International Standard Version

It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

A Conservative Version

Luxurious living is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over rulers.

American Standard Version

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Amplified


Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Delight is not becoming to the foolish one; much less for a servant to rule over chiefs.

King James 2000

Luxury is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, [any] more [than it is] for a slave to rule over princes.

Modern King James verseion

Luxury is not becoming for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Delicate ease becometh not a fool; much more unseemly is it, a bond man to have the rule of princes.

NET Bible

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

New Heart English Bible

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

Webster

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
תּענגה תּענג תּענוּג 
Ta`anuwg 
Usage: 5

is not seemly
נאוה 
Na'veh 
Usage: 10

for a fool
כּסיל 
K@ciyl 
Usage: 70

עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

to have rule
משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

References

Hastings

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

9 A false witness, shall not be held innocent, and, he that uttereth lies, shall perish. 10 Unseemly for dullard, is delicate living, how much more for, a servant, to bear rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man, deferreth his anger, and, his adorning, is to pass over transgression.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.

Proverbs 30:21-22

Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:

1 Samuel 25:36

And, when Abigail came unto Nabal, lo! he, had a banquet in his house, like the banquet of a king, and, the heart of Nabal, was glad accordingly, he having drunk deeply, - so she told him nothing - less or more, until the light of the morning.

2 Samuel 3:24-25

Then Joab came in unto the king, and said - What hast thou done? Lo! Abner came in unto thee. Wherefore is it that thou didst let him go, so that he is clean departed?

2 Samuel 3:39

And, I myself, this day, am weak, though anointed king, but, these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are more severe than I: Yahweh repay, the doer of wickedness, according to his wickedness.

Esther 3:15

The runners, went forth, urged on by the word of the king, and, the edict, was given in Shusan the palace, - and, the king and Haman, sat down to drink, but, the city of Shusan, was perplexed.

Proverbs 17:7

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

Here was a misfortune I had seen under the sun, - a veritable mistake that was going forth from the presence of one who had power:

Isaiah 3:5

And the people will, tyrannise, Every man over his fellow-man, And every man over his friend, - And they will rage The boy against, the elder, And the despised, against, the honourable,

Isaiah 5:11-12

Alas, for them who rise early in the morning that strong drink, they may pursue, - Who follow on in the evening cool until with wine, they are heated;

Isaiah 22:12-14

And, when My Lord Yahweh of hosts called in that day, - for weeping, and for lamentation, and for shaving bare and for girding with sackcloth,

Hosea 7:3-5

By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries, - rulers.

Hosea 9:1

Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation, like the peoples, for thou hast gone away unchastely from beside thy God, - thou hast loved a present, upon all the threshing-floors of corn!

Amos 6:3-6

Ye who are putting far away the day of calamity, - but bringing near the abode of violence:

Luke 16:19

Now, a certain man, was rich, and he used to clothe himself with purple and fine linen, making merry day by day, brilliantly.

Luke 16:23

And, in hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

James 4:9

Be miserable and lament and weep, let, your laughter, into lamentation, be turned, and, your joy, into dejection;

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