Proverbs Chapter 30 verse 22 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
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BBE Proverbs 30:22

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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DARBY Proverbs 30:22

Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
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KJV Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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WBT Proverbs 30:22


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WEB Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;
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YLT Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 22. - For a servant when he reigneth; or, under a slave when he becometh king. This startling vicissitude was not uncommon in Eastern states; and even if the slave was not preferred to regal power, he was often advanced by unwise favouritism to high position, for which he was wholly unfitted, and which he used only to aggrandize himself at the expense and to the injury of others, This incongruity has been already noticed at Proverbs 19:10 (where see note). And a fool when he is filled with meat. "Fool" is here nabal, a low, profligate fellow, who is rich and without care. When such a one rises to high position, or has power over others, he becomes arrogant, selfish, unbearable (comp. ver. 9; Proverbs 28:12; Proverbs 29:2).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(22) For a servant when he reigneth.--The mischief done by Oriental favourites at court, who often began life as slaves, was proverbial.A fool (n?bh?l).--See above, on Proverbs 17:7. It is only when he has to work hard for his living that he will behave himself decently; if he gets a little money, it will soon be wasted in idleness and self-indulgence.