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
Delight is not the custom of a fool much less for a servant to rule over princes.
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain that leaves no food.
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
Isaiah 3:4
I will make boys their leaders. Childish tyrants will govern them.
A fool
1 Samuel 25:3
His name was Nabal. He was of the family of Caleb. His wife's name was Abigail. She was a woman of good sense and pleasing looks. The man was cruel and dishonest in his dealings.
1 Samuel 30:16
He led David to the Amalekites. They were eating, drinking and celebrating because of what they had taken from Philistia and Judah.
General references
Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.