Proverbs 30:21
תַּחַת שָׁלוֹשׁ רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ וְתַחַת אַרְבַּע לֹא ־ תוּכַל שְׂאֵֽת ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
In Context
20כֵּן ׀ דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה מְנָאָפֶת אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ וְאָמְרָה לֹֽא ־ פָעַלְתִּי אָֽוֶן ׃ פ
22תַּֽחַת ־ עֶבֶד כִּי יִמְלוֹךְ וְנָבָל כִּי יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־ לָֽחֶם ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 6:16שֶׁשׁ ־ הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תועבות נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
Proverbs 30:15לַֽעֲלוּקָה ׀ שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת הַב ׀ הַב שָׁלוֹשׁ הֵנָּה לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה אַרְבַּע לֹא ־ אָמְרוּ הֽוֹן ׃
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 →