Proverbs 30:15
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Cross References
Proverbs 30:21Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 30:29There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!
Hosea 4:18When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Amos 1:6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to Edom.
Amos 1:11This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
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 →