Proverbs 19:10

It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

Proverbs 26:1

Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Proverbs 30:21-22

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot remain steady:

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail returned to Nabal, and he was there in his house holding a festival like the festival of a king. Nabal's heart was glad, and he was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything at all until morning.

2 Samuel 3:24-25

So Joab approached the king and asked him, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! What's this? You sent him away? He's long gone now!

2 Samuel 3:39

Today, even though I'm anointed as king, I'm weak. These men, sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the one who acts wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!"

Esther 3:15

The couriers went out, urged on by the king's command, and the edict was issued in Susa the capital. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.

Proverbs 17:7

Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!

Ecclesiastes 10:5-7

Here's another tragedy that I've observed on earth, a kind of error that comes from an overseer:

Isaiah 3:5

People will oppress one another It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable.

Isaiah 5:11-12

"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!

Isaiah 22:12-14

On that day the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies called for weeping and mourning, for shaving heads and wearing sackcloth.

Hosea 7:3-5

They please the king with their evil, and the princes with their dishonesty.

Hosea 9:1

"Don't celebrate, Israel, like other nations would rejoice, because you left your God by committing fornication, loving the profit you gained on all of the threshing floors.

Amos 6:3-6

"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,

Luke 16:19

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

Luke 16:23

In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.

James 4:9

Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

General references

Bible References

Delight

Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot remain steady:
1 Samuel 25:36
Abigail returned to Nabal, and he was there in his house holding a festival like the festival of a king. Nabal's heart was glad, and he was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything at all until morning.
Esther 3:15
The couriers went out, urged on by the king's command, and the edict was issued in Susa the capital. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Isaiah 5:11
"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!
Isaiah 22:12
On that day the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies called for weeping and mourning, for shaving heads and wearing sackcloth.
Hosea 7:3
They please the king with their evil, and the princes with their dishonesty.
Hosea 9:1
"Don't celebrate, Israel, like other nations would rejoice, because you left your God by committing fornication, loving the profit you gained on all of the threshing floors.
Amos 6:3
"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,
Luke 16:19
"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.
James 4:9
Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.

Much

2 Samuel 3:24
So Joab approached the king and asked him, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! What's this? You sent him away? He's long gone now!
Ecclesiastes 10:5
Here's another tragedy that I've observed on earth, a kind of error that comes from an overseer:
Isaiah 3:5
People will oppress one another It will be man against man and neighbor against neighbor. The young will be disrespectful to the old, and the worthless to the honorable.

General references

Ecclesiastes 10:7
And I have observed servants riding on horses, while princes walk on the ground like servants.

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