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. The horseleech... Concupiscence, which hath two daughters that are never satisfied, viz., lust and avarice.
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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 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 →