Bible verse

Proverbs 30:22

a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

Proverbs 30:22 · BSB

Proverbs 30:22 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 30.

18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

20 This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

21 Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

22 a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

23 an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

25 The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

Read all of Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:22 in other translations

KJV

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

ASV

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

ERV

For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Newsletter

Scripture in your inbox

A short reading and some honest encouragement, most weekday mornings — no noise, no selling, unsubscribe in one click.

← Proverbs 30:21 All of Proverbs 30 Proverbs 30:23 →

Scripture quotations are from the Berean Standard Bible, which is free of copyright restrictions for use on websites. Read the full Bible on Great Faith.