Proverbs 30:22
For an eved (slave) when he reigneth; 1 and a naval (fool) when he is full with lechem; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
In Context
21For shalosh the eretz is disquieted, 1 and for four which it cannot bear: 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:3Now the shem of the ish was Naval; and the shem of his isha Avigal; and she was an isha of tovat seichel, and beautiful; but the ish was kasheh (churlish, difficult) and rah (mean) in his doings; and he was a descendant of Kalev.
1 Samuel 25:25Let now not adoni regard this ish of Beliyaal, even Naval; for as shmo is, so is he; Naval (fool) is shmo, and nevalah (folly) is with him; but I thine handmaid saw not the ne'arim of adoni, whom thou didst send.
1 Samuel 30:16And when he had led him down, hinei, they were spread out over the surface of kol ha'aretz, eating and drinking, and revelling, because of all the great plunder that they had taken from Eretz Pelishtim, and from Eretz Yehudah.
Proverbs 28:3A gever rahsh (poor man) that oppresseth the dalim (poor ones) 1 is like a sweeping matar (rain) which leaveth no lechem (food, crop). 1
Isaiah 3:4And I will make ne'arim (lads) to be their sarim, 1 and babes shall rule over them. 1
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 →