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For a servant when he is king; A fool when he is filled with food;
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Unfit Leadership Causes Chaos
Commentators agree that a person elevated to power without the character or training for leadership becomes a source of instability. Scholars note that a 'servant who becomes king' often turns into a tyrant, using their new authority to oppress others because they lack the wisdom and disposition for just rule.
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19th Century
Anglican
For a servant when he reigneth.— The mischief done by Eastern favourites at court, who often began life as slaves, was pr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For a servant, when he reigneth - Being unfit for it through his education, not having been trained up in and learned the…
Presbyterian
Four types of people are very troublesome:
