Proverbs 30:15
13 There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
- KJV
- The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
- WEB
- “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
- ASV
- The horseleach hath two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [Yea], four that say not, Enough:
- DARBY
- The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
- BLB
- Unto the leech [are] two daughters—‘Give, [and] Give. Three [things] are never satisfied, four never say, ‘Enough!’:
- ÅB
- Blodiglen har to døtre: Gi hit! Gi hit! Der er tre som aldri blir mette, fire som aldri sier: Nok!
- OTB
- Iglen har to døtre, som roper: 'Gi! Gi!' Det er tre ting som aldri blir mette, fire som aldri sier: 'Nok!':
- B1930
- Blodiglen har to døtre: Gi hit! Gi hit! Der er tre som aldri blir mette, fire som aldri sier: Nok!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Read in contextRomans 16:18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Read in contextProverbs 6:16
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Read in contextProverbs 30:29
There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
Read in contextJude 1:11–12
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
Read in contextJohn 8:39
“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
Read in context2 Peter 2:13–15
The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
Read in contextIsaiah 56:11–12
Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
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