Proverbs 30:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 30:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 30:22 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 30:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 30:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,”

Proverbs 30:22 — World English Bible

Proverbs 30:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 30:22 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 30:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,”

Proverbs 30:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 30:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat; ”

Proverbs 30:22 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 30:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For a seruant when he reigneth, and a foole when he is filled with meate,”

Proverbs 30:22 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 30:22 in Context — Proverbs 30

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

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

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

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

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

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What Does Proverbs 30:22 Mean?

Proverbs 30:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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