Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, 1 And their jaw teeth as knives, 1 To devour the poor from off the earth, 1 And the needy from among men. 1

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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 needy from among men.

In Context

13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! 1 And their eyelids are lifted up. 1

15The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. 1 There are three things that are never satisfied, 1 Yea, four things say not, It is enough: 1

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Cross References

Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, 1 And pluckt the spoil out of his teeth. 1

Psalms 3:7Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: 1 For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; 1 Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 1

Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, 1 Now will I arise, saith the Lord; 1 I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. 1

Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; 1 Like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. 1

Psalms 57:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; 1 Let thy glory be above all the earth. 1

Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: 1 But the tongue of the wise is health. 1

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 →

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