Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth is disquieted, 1 And for four which it cannot bear: 1

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; 1 She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, 1 And saith, I have done no wickedness. 1

22For a servant when he reigneth; 1 And a fool when he is filled with meat; 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16These six things doth the Lord hate: 1 Yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 1

Proverbs 30:15The 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

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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