Proverbs 19:6

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁶Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.^(A)

Proverbs 19:6

International Standard Version

⁶Many curry favor of an official;
everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

¹⁰It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.^(A)

¹⁰It’s not fitting for a fool to live in luxury;
neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

¹²A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.^(A)

¹²The king’s anger is like the roaring of a lion,
but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

International Standard Version (ISV)