Proverbs 30:22
a slave becoming a king, a stupid person eating like a pig,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
In Context
21Three things make the earth tremble, there are four things it can't support:
23an unbearable woman getting married, and a maidservant taking her mistress's place.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:3The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was a wise and beautiful woman, but her husband was cruel and treated people badly. He was a descendant of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:25Please don't concern yourself with this worthless man Nabal. His name means ‘fool,’ and he is really foolish! As for me, your servant, I didn't even see the men you sent.
1 Samuel 30:16He led David to the Amalekites, where they were spread out all over the place, eating, drinking, and dancing because of the large haul of plunder they had taken from the lands of the Philistines and of Judah.
Proverbs 28:3When someone poor oppresses the poor, it's like heavy rain that beats down the crops.
Isaiah 3:4I will give them boys as their leaders who will rule over them in childish ways.
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 →