Proverbs 30:18

There are shalosh which are too wonderful for me, 1 indeed, four which I understand not; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

In Context

17The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, 1 and scorneth to obey em, 1 the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, 1 and the bnei nesher shall eat it. 1

19The derech hanesher (way of the eagle) in the sky; 1 the derech nachash upon a tzur (rock); 1 the derech oniyah (way of a sailing vessel) in the midst of the yam (sea); 1 and the derech gever (way of a man) with an almah (unmarried young virgin). + 30:19 See Gn 24:16,43,63-65 1

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Cross References

Job 42:3Who is this that hideth etzah (counsel) without da'as? 1 Therefore have I judged without understanding things too wonderful for me, 1 which I knew not. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:16-18

Four Things Unsearchable. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. He had spoken before of those that devoured the poor ( v. 14 ), and had… Read the whole commentary →

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