💡WEB · Proverbs 30:22
What does Proverbs 30:22 mean?
"For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;"
— Proverbs 30:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.
“So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
for an unloved woman when she is married; and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
the ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
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