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Proverbs 30:15

The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three [things] never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:

Darby Translation

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

14a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.

16Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:21Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:

Proverbs 30:29There are three [things] which have a stately step, and four are comely in going:

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

Hosea 4:18Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [their] shame.

Amos 1:6Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gazah, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom.

Amos 1:11Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke its sentence; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity; and his anger did tear continually, and he kept his wrath for ever.

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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