Proverbs 30:21

“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:

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In The King James Version

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

In Context

20“So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

22For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

Proverbs 30:15“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t 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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