Proverbs 30:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
  • Eccl 10:7 : 7 I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
  • Isa 3:4-5 : 4 And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them. 5 And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 Now this man was named Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail: she was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks: but the man was cruel and evil in his ways; he was of the family of Caleb.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 And Nabal gave them his answer and said, Who is David? who is the son of Jesse? there are a number of servants in these days running away from their masters. 11 Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 And Abigail went back to Nabal; and he was feasting in his house like a king; and Nabal's heart was full of joy, for he had taken much wine; so she said nothing to him till dawn came. 37 And in the morning, when the effect of the wine was gone, Nabal's wife gave him an account of all these things, and all the heart went out of him, and he became like stone. 38 And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.
  • 1 Sam 30:16 : 16 And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:10
    80%

    10Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.

  • Prov 30:23
    76%

    23A hated woman when she is married; and a servant-girl who takes the place of her master's wife.

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

    12If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

  • Eccl 4:5
    73%

    5The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.

  • Eccl 10:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

    15The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.

    16Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

    17Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

  • Prov 29:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19A servant will not be trained by words; for though the sense of the words is clear to him, he will not give attention.

    20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.

    21If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

  • Eccl 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

    6The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

    7I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

  • Prov 23:1
    71%

    1When you take your seat at the feast with a ruler, give thought with care to what is before you;

  • Prov 30:21
    71%

    21For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:

  • Prov 26:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

    4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

    5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

  • Eccl 2:25
    70%

    25Who may take food or have pleasure without him?

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 21:20
    70%

    20There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

  • Eccl 2:19
    69%

    19And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

  • Job 20:23
    69%

    23God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

  • Prov 17:28
    69%

    28Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

  • Prov 12:15
    69%

    15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

  • Prov 12:9
    69%

    9He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

  • Eccl 6:7
    69%

    7All the work of man is for his mouth, and still he has a desire for food.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

  • Prov 27:3
    69%

    3A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

  • Prov 13:16
    69%

    16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

    12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

    1Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.