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Proverbs 19:10-12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:10-12
English Standard Version
10 (A)It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for (B)a slave to rule over princes.
11 (C)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king's wrath is like (D)the growling of a lion,
but his (E)favor is like (F)dew on the grass.
Proverbs 19:10-12
New International Version
Proverbs 19:10-12
New International Version
10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)
11 A person’s wisdom yields patience;(C)
it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:10-12
King James Version
Proverbs 19:10-12
King James Version
10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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