Proverbs 19:10

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool   #– # how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

Cross References

Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honour is inappropriate for a fool.

James 4:9

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

Luke 16:23

And being in torment   in Hades,   he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

Luke 16:19

‘There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen,   feasting lavishly every day.

Hosea 9:1

Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly as the nations do, for you have acted promiscuously,  leaving your God. You love the wages of a prostitute on every grain threshing-floor.

Isaiah 3:5

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbour against neighbour; the young will act arrogantly towards the old, and the worthless towards the honourable.

Esther 3:15

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa.  The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

2 Samuel 3:39

As for me, even though I am the anointed king, I have little power today. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me.  May the Lord repay the evildoer according to his evil! ’

1 Samuel 25:36

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king.  Nabal’s heart was cheerful,  and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything  to him  until morning light.

Proverbs 17:7

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.