Proverbs 19:10
“Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Delight is not seemly for a fool,.... Such an one as Nabal, whose name and nature were alike; and whose prosperity ill…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
“Delight,” high unrestrained enjoyment, is to the “fool” who lacks wisdom but a temptation and a snare. The second…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Pleasure and liberty ill become a fool: Delight is not seemly for such a one. A man that has not wisdom and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
delight Rather, luxury, or delicate living, R.V. οὐ συμφέρει ἄφρονι τρυφὴ, LXX. Comp. οἱ ἐν τρυφῇ ὑπάρχοντες ἐν τοῖς…
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