Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, 2 and their jaws like knives, 2 to devour the poor from the earth, 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, oh how lofty are their eyes! 2 Their eyelids are lifted up. 1

15“The leach has two daughters: 2 they cry, ‘Give, give.’ 1 “There are three things that are never satisfied; 2 four that don’t say, ‘Enough:’ 2

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Cross References

Psalms 3:7Arise, Adonai! 2 Save me, my God! 1 For you have struck all of my enemies on the cheek bone. 2 You have broken the teeth of the wicked. 1

Psalms 12:5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, 2 I will now arise,” says Adonai; 1 “I will set him in yesha' ·salvation· far from those who malign him.” 1

Psalms 52:2Your tongue plots destruction, 2 like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 1

Psalms 57:5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! 2 Let your kavod ·weighty glory· be above all the earth! 1

Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, 2 but the tongue of the wise heals. 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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