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 servant to rule over princes!
Proverbs 28:3
A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
Isaiah 3:4
The Lord says, "I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
A fool
1 Samuel 25:3
The man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was both wise and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.
1 Samuel 30:16
So he took David down, and they found them spread out over the land. They were eating and drinking and enjoying themselves because of all the loot they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
General references
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.