Proverbs 30:18

Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

In Context

17The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.

19The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock,—the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.

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Cross References

Job 42:3Who is it that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore, have I declared, but not understood, things too wonderful for me, which I could not know.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:16-18

Four Things Unsearchable. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. He had spoken before of those that devoured the poor ( v. 14 ), and had… Read the whole commentary →

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