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Prov. 19:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Prince; Princess,

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Delight.

Prov. 30:21‑22• ²¹For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
²²For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; (Prov. 30:21‑22)

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1 Sam. 25:36• ³⁶And 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. (1 Sam. 25:36)

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Esther 3:15• ¹⁵The 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. (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 continue until night, till wine inflame them!
¹²And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. (Isa. 5:11‑12)

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Isa. 22:12‑14• ¹²And in that day did the Lord God 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 to morrow we shall die.
¹⁴And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts. (Isa. 22:12‑14)

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Hos. 7:3‑5• ³They make 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• ¹Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. (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 the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. (Amos 6:3‑6)

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Luke 16:19,23• ¹⁹There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
²³And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:19,23)

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James 4:9• ⁹Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. (James 4:9)

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2 Sam. 3:24‑25,39• ²⁴Then 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?
²⁵Thou 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.
³⁹And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the Lord 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 which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
⁶Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
⁷I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants 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 neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honorable. (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."