22 a servant who becomes king,(A)
    a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

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

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22 (A)For a servant when he reigns,
A fool when he is filled with food,

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10 It is not fitting for a fool(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!(B)

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10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool,
Much less (A)for a servant to rule over princes.

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I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves.(A)

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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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I have seen servants (A)on horses,
While princes walk on the ground like servants.

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“I will make mere youths their officials;
    children will rule over them.”(A)

People will oppress each other—
    man against man, neighbor against neighbor.(B)
The young will rise up against the old,
    the nobody against the honored.

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And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

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“I will give (A)children[a] to be their princes,
And [b]babes shall rule over them.
The people will be oppressed,
Every one by another and every one by his neighbor;
The child will be insolent toward the [c]elder,
And the [d]base toward the honorable.”

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  1. Isaiah 3:4 boys
  2. Isaiah 3:4 Or capricious ones
  3. Isaiah 3:5 aged
  4. Isaiah 3:5 despised, lightly esteemed

A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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(A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
Is like a driving rain [a]which leaves no food.

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  1. Proverbs 28:3 Lit. and there is no bread

16 He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and reveling(A) because of the great amount of plunder(B) they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

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16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

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16 And when he had brought him down, there they were, spread out over all the land, (A)eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.

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36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high(A) spirits and very drunk.(B) So she told(C) him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.(D) 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck(E) Nabal and he died.

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36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that he died.

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36 Now Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was, (A)holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. 37 So it was, in the morning, when the wine had gone from Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became like a stone. 38 Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord (B)struck Nabal, and he died.

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25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(A),(B) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.

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25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

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25 Please, let not my lord [a]regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: [b]Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:25 pay attention to
  2. 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit. Fool

10 Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who(A) is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days. 11 Why should I take my bread(B) and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”

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10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

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10 Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, (A)“Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master. 11 (B)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my [a]meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:11 Lit. slaughter