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Proverbs 19

Prov. 19:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Delight
ta`anuwg (Hebrew #8588)
and (feminine) taeanugah {tah-ah-oog-aw'}; from 6026; luxury
KJV usage: delicate, delight, pleasant.
Pronounce: tah-an-oog'
Origin: or taanug {tah-an-oog'}
is not seemly
na'veh (Hebrew #5000)
suitable, or beautiful
KJV usage: becometh, comely, seemly.
Pronounce: naw-veh'
Origin: from 4998 or 5116
for a fool
kciyl (Hebrew #3684)
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Pronounce: kes-eel'
Origin: from 3688
; much less for a servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
to have rule
mashal (Hebrew #4910)
to rule
KJV usage: (have, make to have) dominion, governor, X indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
Pronounce: maw-shal'
Origin: a primitive root
over princes
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
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Prince; Princess,
Servant

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Delight.
Prov. 30:21‑22• 21{i}Under three [things] the earth is disquieted,{HR}And under four it cannot bear up:{HR}{/i}
 22{i}Under a servant when he reigneth,{HR}And a churl when he is filled with meat;{HR}{/i} (Prov. 30:21‑22)
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1 Sam. 25:36• 36{i}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 drunken to excess; so she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.{/i} (1 Sam. 25:36)
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Esther 3:15• 15The 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 in consternation. (Esther 3:15)
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Isa. 5:11‑12• 11Woe 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!
 12And 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. 5:11‑12)
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Isa. 22:12‑14• 12And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;
 13and behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
 14And it was revealed in mine ears by Jehovah of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord Jehovah of hosts. (Isa. 22:12‑14)
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Hos. 7:3‑5• 3They have made the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.
 4They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.
 5In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. (Hos. 7:3‑5)
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Hos. 9:1• 1{i}Rejoice not, Israel, exultingly, as the peoples; for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved harlot's hire upon every corn-floor.{/i} (Hos. 9:1)
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Amos 6:3‑6• 3Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
 4that 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;
 5that chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of music, like David;
 6that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. (Amos 6:3‑6)
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Luke 16:19,23• 19Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.
 23And in Hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:19,23)
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James 4:9• 9Sorrow, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned unto mourning, and [your] joy unto heaviness. (James 4:9)
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2 Sam. 3:24‑25,39• 24{i}Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came to thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is gone?{/i}
 25{i}Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.{/i}
 39And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: Jehovah shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. (2 Sam. 3:24‑25,39)
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Eccl. 10:5‑7• 5There is an evil I have seen under the sun,{HR}As an error that proceedeth from the ruler:
 6Folly is set in great heights,{HR}And the rich sit in low place.
 7I have seen slaves upon horses,{HR}And princes walking as slaves upon the earth. (Eccl. 10:5‑7)
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Isa. 3:5• 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the elder, and the base against the honourable. (Isa. 3:5)
• Circumstances may arise in which a prince is helpless, and obliged to rely upon the judgment of one of lesser place; but the wise servant will use his powers with discretion, and keep the subject-place, though all be under his hand, See Joseph (Gen. 47:14-20). (“Proverbs Nineteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Or "Luxury."

W. Kelly Translation

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Luxury is not seemly for a fool;{HR}Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.