Proverbs 30:22 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:22 NIV (New International Version)
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat
Proverbs 30:22 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food
Proverbs 30:22 NLT (New Living Translation)
a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers
Proverbs 30:22 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food
Proverbs 30:22 KJV (King James Version)
For a servant when he reigneth; And a fool when he is filled with meat
Proverbs 30:22 NKJV (New King James Version)
For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food
Proverbs 30:21-23 MSG (The Message)
Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations— when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich, when a prostitute is voted “woman of the year,” when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife.
Proverbs 30:22 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food
Proverbs 30:22 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Under a servant when he reigns, Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food
Proverbs 30:22 NET (New English Translation)
under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food