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Proverbs 19:10

Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:10
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה לִכְסִ֣יל תַּעֲנ֑וּג אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד׀ מְשֹׁ֬ל בְּשָׂרִֽים׃

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. נָאוֶ֣הna.Veh“[is] suitable”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָאוֶה · “lovely” · Strong's H5000
  3. לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Sil“for a fool”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  4. תַּעֲנ֑וּגta.'a.Nug“luxury”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תַּעֲנוּג · “luxury” · Strong's H8588
  5. אַ֝֗ף'Af“indeed?”
    Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
  6. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. לְעֶ֤בֶד׀le.'E.ved“for a slave”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  8. מְשֹׁ֬לme.Shol“to rule”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
  9. בְּשָׂרִֽים׃be.sa.Rim“over princes”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)