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Proverbs 30:22
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Proverbs 30:22
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22 a slave who becomes a king,
an overbearing fool who prospers,
Proverbs 30:22
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Proverbs 30:22
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22 a servant who becomes king,(A)
a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:10
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Proverbs 19:10
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Ecclesiastes 10:7
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Ecclesiastes 10:7
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7 I have even seen servants riding horseback like princes—and princes walking like servants!
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Ecclesiastes 10:7
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Ecclesiastes 10:7
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7 I have seen slaves on horseback,
while princes go on foot like slaves.(A)
Isaiah 3:4-5
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Isaiah 3:4-5
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4 I will make boys their leaders,
and toddlers their rulers.
5 People will oppress each other—
man against man,
neighbor against neighbor.
Young people will insult their elders,
and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable.
Isaiah 3:4-5
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Isaiah 3:4-5
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4 “I will make mere youths their officials;
children will rule over them.”(A)
5 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.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A poor person who oppresses the poor
is like a pounding rain that destroys the crops.
Proverbs 28:3
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Proverbs 28:3
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3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
1 Samuel 30:16
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1 Samuel 30:16
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16 So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah.
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1 Samuel 30:16
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1 Samuel 30:16
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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.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
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1 Samuel 25:36-38
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36 When Abigail arrived home, she found that Nabal was throwing a big party and was celebrating like a king. He was very drunk, so she didn’t tell him anything about her meeting with David until dawn the next day. 37 In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him what had happened. As a result he had a stroke,[a] and he lay paralyzed on his bed like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died.
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- 25:37 Hebrew his heart failed him.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
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1 Samuel 25:36-38
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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.
1 Samuel 25:25
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1 Samuel 25:25
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25 I know Nabal is a wicked and ill-tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests.[a] But I never even saw the young men you sent.
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- 25:25 The name Nabal means “fool.”
1 Samuel 25:25
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1 Samuel 25:25
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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.
1 Samuel 25:10-11
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1 Samuel 25:10-11
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10 “Who is this fellow David?” Nabal sneered to the young men. “Who does this son of Jesse think he is? There are lots of servants these days who run away from their masters. 11 Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
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1 Samuel 25:10-11
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1 Samuel 25:10-11
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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?”
1 Samuel 25:3
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1 Samuel 25:3
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3 This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.
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1 Samuel 25:3
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1 Samuel 25:3
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3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.(A) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.(B)
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