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 fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses and exploits the lowly
Is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
A poor man who oppresses and exploits the lowly
Is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the ground.
Isaiah 3:4
And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.
And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.
A fool
1 Samuel 25:3
(now the man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; he was a Calebite).
1 Samuel 30:16
When he brought David down, the Amalekites had disbanded and spread over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
General references
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the ground.