Proverbs 30:22

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!
  • Eccl 10:7 : 7 I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
  • Isa 3:4-5 : 4 The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them. 5 The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.
  • 1 Sam 25:10-11 : 10 But Nabal responded to David’s servants,“Who is David, and who is this son of Jesse? This is a time when many servants are breaking away from their masters! 11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”
  • 1 Sam 25:25 : 25 My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light. 37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed. 38 After about ten days the LORD struck Nabal down and he died.
  • 1 Sam 30:16 : 16 So he took David down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:10
    80%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 30:23
    76%

    23under an unloved woman who becomes married, and under a female servant who dispossesses her mistress.

  • Prov 29:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his ministers will be wicked.

  • Eccl 4:5
    73%

    5The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

  • Eccl 10:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

    16The Problem with Foolish Rulers Woe to you, O land, when your king is childish, and your princes feast in the morning!

    17Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time– with self-control and not in drunkenness.

  • Prov 11:29
    73%

    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 29:19-21
    3 verses
    73%

    19A servant cannot be corrected by words, for although he understands, there is no answer.

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

    21If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

  • Eccl 10:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

    7I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.

  • Prov 17:2
    71%

    2A servant who acts wisely will rule over an heir who behaves shamefully, and will share the inheritance along with the relatives.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Eccl 4:13
    71%

    13Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

  • Prov 10:23
    71%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 23:1
    71%

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

  • Prov 30:21
    71%

    21Under three things the earth has trembled, and under four things it cannot bear up:

  • Prov 26:3-5
    3 verses
    71%

    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Eccl 7:6
    71%

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:3
    70%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

  • Prov 18:2
    70%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Eccl 2:25
    70%

    25For no one can eat and drink or experience joy apart from him.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

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

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 21:20
    70%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Eccl 2:19
    69%

    19Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

  • Job 20:23
    69%

    23“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

  • Prov 17:28
    69%

    28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

  • Prov 12:15
    69%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 12:9
    69%

    9Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

  • Eccl 6:7
    69%

    7All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!

  • Eccl 9:17
    69%

    17Wisdom versus Fools, Sin, and Folly The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

  • Prov 27:3
    69%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Prov 13:16
    69%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

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