Proverbs 30:21

By three things, the earth is moved, and a fourth it is not able to sustain:

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In The King James Version

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

In Context

20Such is the way also of an adulterous woman, who eats, and wiping her mouth, says: “I have done no evil.”

22by a slave when he reigns, by the foolish when he has been filled with food,

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:

Proverbs 30:15The leech has two daughters, who say, ‘Bring, bring.’ Three things are insatiable, and a fourth never says ‘Enough’:

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:19-24

Four Things Little and Wise. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled… Read the whole commentary →

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