Proverbs 30:14

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

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In The King James Version

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 class,—O how lofty are their eyes, And how are their eyelids lifted up!

15The vampire hath two daughters; “Give! give!” [[is their cry.]] There are three things which are never satisfied; Yea, four which say not, “Enough!”

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Cross References

Job 29:17And I broke the teeth of the wicked, And plucked the spoil from his jaws.

Psalms 3:7Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For thou smitest the cheek of all my enemies; Thou breakest the teeth of the wicked.

Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor and the sighing of the wretched, Now will I stand up, saith the LORD; I will set in safety him whom they puff at.

Psalms 52:2Thy tongue deviseth mischief, Like a sharp razor, thou contriver of deceit!

Psalms 57:5Exalt thyself, O God! above the heavens, And thy glory above all the earth!

Proverbs 12:18There is who babbleth like the piercing of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

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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