Proverbs 30:16 · KJV
“The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that} is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is} enough.”
— Proverbs 30:16
The horseleach hath two daughters, {crying}, Give, give. There are three {things that} are never satisfied, {yea}, four {things} say not, {It is} enough: {It is...: Heb. Wealth}
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. {the valley: or, the brook}
Proverbs 30 — Context
{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.
15The horseleach hath two daughters, {crying}, Give, give. There are three {things that} are never satisfied, {yea}, four {things} say not, {It is} enough: {It is...: Heb. Wealth}
16The grave; and the barren womb; the earth {that} is not filled with water; and the fire {that} saith not, {It is} enough.
17The 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. {the valley: or, the brook}
18There be three {things which} are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
Cross References
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. {never: Heb. not}
Habakkuk 2:5
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, {he is} a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and {is} as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: {Yea...: or, How much more}
Genesis 30:1
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.