Proverbs 30:14

A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors,—to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

13A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.

15The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!

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Cross References

Job 29:17And I shivered the fangs of the perverse,—and, out of his teeth, I tare the prey.

Psalms 3:7Rise! Yahweh, Save me, my God. Surely thou hast smitten all my foes on the cheekbone, The teeth of the lawless, hast thou broken.

Psalms 12:5Because of violence done to the poor, because of the crying of the needy, Now, will I arise! O may Yahweh say,—I will place [him] in safety—let him puff at him!

Psalms 52:2Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

Psalms 57:5Be exalted Above the Heavens, O God, Above all the earth, thy glory!

Proverbs 12:18There is who babbleth, as with thrusts of a sword, but, the tongue of the wise, hath healing.

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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