Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth doth quake, and for four it cannot endure:

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20So is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 'I have done no wickedness.'

22For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:

Proverbs 30:15The horseleech hath two daughters: 'Give, give.' There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that say not: 'Enough':

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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