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Proverbs 30:21-22
Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot endure:Under a slave when he becomes king, And a fool when he is satisfied with food,
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Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
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Isaiah 22:12-14
Therefore on that day the Lord God of armies called you to weeping, to wailing, To shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.Instead, there is joy and jubilation, Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, Eating of meat and drinking of wine:“ Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”But the Lord of armies revealed Himself to me:“ Certainly this wrongdoing will not be forgiven you Until you die,” says the Lord God of armies.
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Amos 6:3-6
Are you postponing the day of disaster, And would you bring near the seat of violence?Those who lie on beds of ivory, And lounge around on their couches, And eat lambs from the flock, And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,Who improvise to the sound of the harp, And like David have composed songs for themselves,Who drink wine from sacred bowls While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils— Yet they have not grieved over the collapse of Joseph.
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Isaiah 5:11-12
Woe to those who rise early in the morning so that they may pursue intoxicating drink, Who stay up late in the evening so that wine may inflame them!Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
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Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.
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Isaiah 3:5
And the people will be oppressed, Each one by another, and each one by his neighbor; The youth will assault the elder, And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.
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2 Samuel 3 39
And I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the Lord repay the evildoer in proportion to his evil.”
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Luke 16:19
“ Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself in splendor every day.
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James 4:9
Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.
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Luke 16:23
And in Hades he raised his eyes, being in torment, and* saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his arms.
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Ecclesiastes 10:5-7
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake that proceeds from the ruler:foolishness is set in many exalted places while the rich sit in humble places.I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
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Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, Israel, with jubilation like the nations! For you have been unfaithful, abandoning your God. You have loved the earnings of unfaithfulness on every threshing floor.
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1 Samuel 25 36
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was having a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was cheerful within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.
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2 Samuel 3 24-2 Samuel 3 25
Then Joab came to the king and said,“ What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why then have you let him go, so that he is already gone?You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to gain your confidence, and to learn of your going out and coming in and to find out everything that you are doing.”
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Hosea 7:3-5
With their wickedness they make the king happy, And the officials with their lies.They are all adulterers, Like an oven heated by the baker, Who stops stoking the fire From the time the dough is kneaded until it is leavened.On the day of our king, the officials became sick with the heat of wine; He stretched out his hand with scoffers,
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Esther 3:15
The couriers went out, speeded by the king’s order while the decree was issued at the citadel in Susa; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was agitated.
