Proverbs 30:15

“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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In The King James Version

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

In Context

14There 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

16Sheol ·Place of the dead·, 2 the barren rachamim ·wombs / bowels of compassions·; 2 the earth that is not satisfied with water; 2 and the fire that does not say, ‘Enough.’ 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:21“For three things the earth tremble, 2 and under four, it can’t bear up: 2

Proverbs 30:29“There are three things which are stately in their march, 2 four which are stately in going: 2

Isaiah 57:3“But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress, 2 you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes. 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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