Proverbs 30:21

By three things the earth is troubled, and the fourth it can’t bear:

LXX2012 (US English)

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, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing + 30:20 Gr. out of place. amiss.

22if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, and he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul.

Proverbs 30:15The horse-leech had three dearly beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, 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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