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, and under four things it cannot bear up:
1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning's light.
Esther 3:15
The messengers scurried forth with the king's order. The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar!
Isaiah 5:11
Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine.
Isaiah 22:12
At that time the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.
Hosea 7:3
The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.
Hosea 9:1
O Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly like the nations, for you are unfaithful to your God. You love to receive a prostitute's wages on all the floors where you thresh your grain.
Amos 6:3
You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.
Luke 16:19
"There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
James 4:9
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.
Much
2 Samuel 3:24
So Joab went to the king and said, "What have you done? Abner has come to you! Why would you send him away? Now he's gone on his way!
Ecclesiastes 10:5
I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.
Isaiah 3:5
The people will treat each other harshly; men will oppose each other; neighbors will fight. Youths will proudly defy the elderly and riffraff will challenge those who were once respected.
General references
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.