Proverbs 30:22
A seruaunt that beareth rule, a foole that is full fedde,
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
In Context
21For three thynges the earth is disquieted, and the fourth may it not abyde.
23A spiteful woman when she is maried, and an handmayde that is heire to her maistresse.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:3One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.
Isaiah 3:4And I shall geue children to be their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:19-24
Four Things Little and Wise. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled… Read the whole commentary →