What does Proverbs 19:10 mean?

Proverbs 19:10 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 19:10 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

11The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.

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