Proverbs 19:10-12

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁰ Luxury is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool—much less for a slave to rule over princes.

¹¹ Good sense makes a man restrain his anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression or an offense.

¹² The king’s wrath is as terrifying as the roaring of a lion, but his favor is as [refreshing as] dew upon the grass.^(A)