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Proverbs 30:10-20
English Standard Version
Proverbs 30:10-20
English Standard Version
11 There are those[a] who (C)curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
12 There are those who are (D)clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.
13 There are those—how (E)lofty are their eyes,
how high their eyelids lift!
14 There are those whose teeth are (F)swords,
whose (G)fangs are knives,
to (H)devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.
15 The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.[b]
(I)Three things are never satisfied;
(J)four never say, “Enough”:
16 (K)Sheol, (L)the barren womb,
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
17 The eye that (M)mocks a father
and (N)scorns to obey a mother
will (O)be picked out by (P)the ravens of the valley
and eaten by the vultures.
18 (Q)Three things are (R)too wonderful for me;
(S)four I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a serpent on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a virgin.
20 This is the way of an adulteress:
she eats and wipes her mouth
and says, “I have done no wrong.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 30:11 Hebrew There is a generation; also verses 12, 13, 14
- Proverbs 30:15 Or “Give, give,” they cry
Proverbs 30:10-20
New International Version
Proverbs 30:10-20
New International Version
10 “Do not slander a servant to their master,
or they will curse you, and you will pay for it.
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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