Proverbs 30:21

The earth is moved by three things, and by the fourth thing, which it may not sustain;

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Such is the way of a woman adulteress, which eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I wrought not evil. (Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and then saith, I have done nothing wrong.)

22by a servant, when he reigneth; by a fool, when he is filled with meat, (or by a fool, when he is filled full with food);

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:16Six things there be, which the Lord hateth; and his soul curseth the seventh thing.

Proverbs 30:15The water leach hath two daughters, saying, Bring, bring. Three things be unable to be filled, and the fourth, that saith never, It sufficeth, (or and the fourth, that never saith, It sufficeth);

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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