Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
A fool
General references
Bible References
A servant
Proverbs 19:10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 28:3 A destitute leader who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
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.
Isaiah 3:4 “I will make youths their leaders,
and the unstable will govern them.”
and the unstable
A fool
1 Samuel 25:3
The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
1 Samuel 30:16
So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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.