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Proverbs 30:11-20
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 30:11-20
New American Standard Bible
11 There is a [a]kind of person who (A)curses his father
And does not bless his mother.
12 There is a [b]kind who is (B)pure in his own eyes,
Yet is not washed from his filthiness.
13 There is a [c]kind—oh how (C)lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.
14 There is a [d]kind of person whose (D)teeth are like swords
And his (E)jaw teeth like knives,
To (F)devour the poor from the earth
And the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
“Give” and “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
16 [e](G)Sheol, the (H)infertile womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that (I)mocks a father
And [f](J)scorns a mother,
The (K)ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young (L)eagles will eat it.
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me,
Four which I do not understand:
19 The way of the (M)eagle in the sky,
The way of a snake on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a [g]virgin.
20 This is the way of an (N)adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wrong.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:11 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:12 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:13 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:14 Or generation
- Proverbs 30:16 I.e., The netherworld
- Proverbs 30:17 Lit despises to obey
- Proverbs 30:19 Lit young unmarried woman
Proverbs 30:11-20
New International Version
Proverbs 30:11-20
New International Version
11 “There are those who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers;(A)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes(B)
and yet are not cleansed of their filth;(C)
13 those whose eyes are ever so haughty,(D)
whose glances are so disdainful;
14 those whose teeth(E) are swords
and whose jaws are set with knives(F)
to devour(G) the poor(H) from the earth
and the needy from among mankind.(I)
15 “The leech has two daughters.
‘Give! Give!’ they cry.
“There are three things that are never satisfied,(J)
four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(K) the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 “The eye that mocks(L) a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.(M)
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth
and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(N)
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