Proverbs 30:22

New American Bible - revised edition

Under a slave who becomes king, and a fool who is glutted with food;

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:3

One who is poor and extorts from the lowly is a devastating rain that leaves no food.

Proverbs 30:21

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

Proverbs 30:23

Under an unloved woman who is wed, and a maidservant who displaces her mistress.

Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes went on foot like slaves.

1 Samuel 25:2

There was a man of Maon who had property in Carmel; he was very wealthy, owning three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At the time, he was present for the shearing of his flock in Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord, do not pay any attention to that scoundrel Nabal, for he is just like his name. His name means fool, and he acts the fool. I, your maidservant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent.

1 Samuel 25:3

The man’s name was Nabal and his wife was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and attractive, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and bad-mannered.

1 Samuel 30:16

So he led them down, and there were the Amalekites lounging all over the ground, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of all the rich plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. The Plunder Recovered.