Proverbs 30:22

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A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.
  • Eccl 10:7 : 7 I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.
  • Isa 3:4-5 : 4 I will make boys their leaders, and immature children will rule over them. 5 The people will oppress one another—man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will act arrogantly toward the elderly, and the dishonored against the honored.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters. 11 Should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men from who knows where?"
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 Please, my lord, pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is exactly what his name suggests—his name means ‘fool,’ and folly goes with him. But I, your servant, did not see the men my lord sent.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
  • 1 Sam 30:16 : 16 He led David down to them, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:10
    80%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 30:23
    76%

    23an unloved woman when she gets married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

    12If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Eccl 4:5
    73%

    5The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

  • Eccl 10:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

    16Woe to you, O land, whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning.

    17Blessed are you, O land, whose king is the son of nobles, and whose princes eat at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; even if he understands, he will not respond.

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21If a servant is pampered from youth, in the end he will cause grief.

  • Eccl 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler:

    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

    7I have seen servants riding on horses and princes walking on foot like servants.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 23:1
    71%

    1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is before you.

  • Prov 30:21
    71%

    21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

  • Prov 26:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17"He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Eccl 2:25
    70%

    25For who can eat or who can enjoy life apart from Him?

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 21:20
    70%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 2:19
    69%

    19And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will rule over all the fruit of my labor that I have worked for under the sun. This too is meaningless.

  • Job 20:23
    69%

    23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Prov 17:28
    69%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 12:15
    69%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 12:9
    69%

    9Better to be lowly and have a servant than to act important and have no food.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Eccl 6:7
    69%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 27:3
    69%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 13:16
    69%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

    1Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.