Proverbs 30:22

Under a servant when he becometh a king, And a fool when he is filled with bread;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

In Context

21Under three things is the earth disquieted; Yea, under four it cannot bear up:

23Under an odious woman when she becometh a wife, And a handmaid when she becometh heir to her mistress.

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Cross References

Proverbs 28:3A poor man who oppresseth the needy Is a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Isaiah 3:4And I will make boys their princes, And children shall rule over 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 →

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