Proverbs 19:10
Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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- Prov 26:1 : 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
- Prov 30:21-22 : 21 For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
- Eccl 10:5-7 : 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
- Isa 3:5 : 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
- Isa 5:11-12 : 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that tarry late into the night, till wine inflame them! 12 And the harp and the lute, the tabret and the pipe, and wine, are [in] their feasts; but they regard not the work of Jehovah, neither have they considered the operation of his hands.
- Isa 22:12-14 : 12 And in that day did the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 13 and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die. 14 And Jehovah of hosts revealed himself in mine ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
- Hos 7:3-5 : 3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 4 They are all adulterers; they are as an oven heated by the baker; he ceaseth to stir [the fire], from the kneading of the dough, until it be leavened. 5 On the day of our king the princes made themselves sick with the heat of wine; he stretched out his hand with scoffers.
- Hos 9:1 : 1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, like the peoples; for thou hast played the harlot, [departing] from thy God; thou hast loved hire upon every grain-floor.
- Amos 6:3-6 : 3 --ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 that lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 that sing idle songs to the sound of the viol; that invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6 that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
- Luke 16:19 : 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
- Luke 16:23 : 23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
- Jas 4:9 : 9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
- 1 Sam 25:36 : 36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
- 2 Sam 3:24-25 : 24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.
- 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too hard for me: Jehovah reward the evil-doer according to his wickedness.
- Esth 3:15 : 15 The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
- Prov 17:7 : 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
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22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
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7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
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11 A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
12 If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.
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23 It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.
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9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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19 A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.
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3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.
5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
6 folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
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2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
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11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
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21 Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
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9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.
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23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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13 Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.
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21 He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
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6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:
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25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.
26 Also to punish the righteous is not good, [Nor] to smite the noble for [their] uprightness.
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8 The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
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3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
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33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
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16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!
17 Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
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5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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5 A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
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16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
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2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
16 A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
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3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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29 He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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35 The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.