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
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.