Proverbs 30:21

By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Such also is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth and wipeth her mouth, and saith: I have done no evil.

22By a slave when he reigneth: by a fool when he is filled with meat:

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh his soul detesteth:

Proverbs 30:15The 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.

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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