Proverbs 30:21

For three thynges the earth is disquieted, and the fourth may it not abyde.

Bible (Bishops')

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 a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth [lyke as] when she hath eaten, and sayth, as for me I haue done no wickednesse.

22A seruaunt that beareth rule, a foole that is full fedde,

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16These sixe thinges doth the Lorde hate, and the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth:

Proverbs 30:15The horse leache hath two daughters crying: bryng hyther, bryng hyther. There be three thynges that are neuer satisfied, yea foure thynges sayth neuer hoe:

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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