22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,


In Context

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.

20 "This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, 'I've done nothing wrong.'

21 "Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,

23 an unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

24 "Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

Proverbs 30:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:22By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:22For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:22For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:22For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;