Proverbs 30:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,

New Living Translation
a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers,

English Standard Version
a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;

Berean Study Bible
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

New American Standard Bible
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

NASB 1995
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

NASB 1977
Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,

Amplified Bible
Under a servant when he reigns, Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food,

Christian Standard Bible
a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,

Contemporary English Version
A slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much,

Good News Translation
a slave who becomes a king, a fool who has all he wants to eat,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
a slave when he becomes king, a godless fool when he is filled with food,

International Standard Version
Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

NET Bible
under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

New King James Version
For a servant when he reigns, A fool when he is filled with food,

King James 2000 Bible
For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food;

New Heart English Bible
For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;

World English Bible
For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;

American King James Version
For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

American Standard Version
For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

A Faithful Version
For a slave when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food;

Darby Bible Translation
Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

English Revised Version
For a servant when he is king; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Webster's Bible Translation
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with food.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For a seruant when he reigneth, & a foole when he is filled with meate,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
A seruaunt that beareth rule, a foole that is full fedde,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thorow a seruaut yt beareth rule, thorow a foole yt hath greate riches,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For a servant when he reigns, "" And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

Young's Literal Translation
For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,

Smith's Literal Translation
For a servant when he shall reign; and the foolish one when he shall be filled with bread;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

Catholic Public Domain Version
by a slave when he reigns, by the foolish when he has been filled with food,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Under a Servant when he will reign, and under a fool when he is filled with bread,

Lamsa Bible
Under a servant when he reigns: and under a fool when he is filled with bread;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For a servant when he reigneth; And a churl when he is filled with food;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
















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