Proverbs 30:21

Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20So, is the way of a woman committing adultery,—she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!

22Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul:—

Proverbs 30:15The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, 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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