Proverbs 19:6

New Living Translation

⁶Many seek favors from a ruler;
everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts!

Proverbs 19:6

New International Version

⁶Many curry favor with a ruler,^(A)
and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(B)

¹⁰It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!

¹⁰It is not fitting for a fool^(A) to live in luxury—
how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!^(B)

¹²The king’s anger is like a lion’s roar,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(A)
but his favor is like dew^(B) on the grass.^(C)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)