Proverbs 30:15
13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat 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
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
Read in contextRomans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
Read in contextProverbs 6:16
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
Read in contextProverbs 30:29
There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
Read in contextJude 1:11–12
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Read in contextJohn 8:39
They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
Read in context2 Peter 2:13–15
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
Read in contextIsaiah 56:11–12
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
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