Proverbs 30:15

The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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, that for teeth hath swords, and grindeth with their jaw teeth, to devour the needy from off the earth, and the poor from among men.

16Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough.

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:21By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear:

Proverbs 30:29There are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily:

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

Hosea 4:18Their banquet is separated, they have gone astray by fornication: they that should have protected them have loved to bring shame upon them.

Amos 1:6Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Gaza, and for four I will not convert it: because they have carried away a perfect captivity to shut them up in Edom.

Amos 1:11Thus saith the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four I will not convert him: because he hath pursued his brother with the sword, and hath cast off all pity, and hath carried on his fury, and hath kept his wrath to the end.

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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