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


In Context

19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.

20 |So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

21 |For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can't bear up:

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

23 for an unloved woman when she is married; and a handmaid who is heir to her mistress.

24 |There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is full of food,

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 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;