Proverbs 30:22

American Standard Version (1901)

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  • Eccl 10:7 : 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
  • Isa 3:4-5 : 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor: the child shall behave himself proudly against the old man, and the base against the honorable.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 37 And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.
  • 1 Sam 30:16 : 16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:10
    80%

    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 30:23
    76%

    23For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

    12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

  • Eccl 4:5
    73%

    5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

  • Eccl 10:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

    15The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

    16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

    17Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19A servant will not be corrected by words; For though he understand, he will not give heed.

    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

    21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

  • Eccl 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

    6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

    7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Prov 23:1
    71%

    1When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee;

  • Prov 30:21
    71%

    21For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear:

  • Prov 26:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

  • Eccl 2:25
    70%

    25For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 21:20
    70%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.

  • Eccl 2:19
    69%

    19And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

  • Job 20:23
    69%

    23When he is about to fill his belly, [God] will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him, And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

  • Prov 17:28
    69%

    28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is [esteemed as] prudent.

  • Prov 12:15
    69%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

  • Prov 12:9
    69%

    9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

  • Eccl 6:7
    69%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

  • Prov 27:3
    69%

    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

  • Prov 13:16
    69%

    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.

    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

    1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.