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Proverbs 30:15

The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

In Context

14There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw teeth, knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

16Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough.

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:21For three things the earth trembles, and for four, [which] it cannot bear:

Proverbs 30:29There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

Isaiah 57:3But draw near here, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

Hosea 4:18Their drink has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.

Amos 1:6Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom.

Amos 1:11Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity. And his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:11-15

Four Wicked Generations. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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