Old Testament · VERSE 22

Proverbs 30:22

King James Version

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

THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE

Proverbs 30:22 in context

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

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

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

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