Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Delight
General references
Bible References
Delight
Proverbs 30:21 The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:
it cannot bear up under four:
1 Samuel 25:36
Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.
Esther 3:15
The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.
Isaiah 5:11 Woe to those who rise early in the morning
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.
in pursuit of beer,
who linger into the evening,
inflamed by wine.
Isaiah 22:12 On that day the Lord God of Hosts
called for weeping, for wailing, for shaven heads,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
called for weeping,
and for the wearing of sackcloth.
Hosea 7:3 They please the king with their evil,
the princes with their lies.
the princes with their lies.
Hosea 9:1 Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly as the nations do,
for you have acted promiscuously, leaving your God.
You have loved the wages of a prostitute
on every grain-threshing floor.
for you have acted promiscuously,
You have loved the wages of a prostitute
on every grain-threshing floor.
Amos 6:3 You dismiss any thought of the evil day
and bring in a reign of violence.
and bring in a reign of violence.
Luke 16:19 “There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.
James 4:9
Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.
Much
2 Samuel 3:24
Joab went to the king and said, “What have you done? Look here, Abner came to you. Why did you dismiss him? Now he’s getting away.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:
Isaiah 3:5 The people will oppress one another,
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.
man against man, neighbor against neighbor;
the youth will act arrogantly toward the elder,
and the worthless toward the honorable.
General references
Ecclesiastes 10:7 I have seen slaves on horses,
but princes walking on the ground like slaves.
but princes walking on the ground like slaves.