Proverbs 30:16
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 in other translations
| BSB | Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’ |
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| WEB | Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’ |
| ASV | Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough. |
| YLT | Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth--it is not satisfied with water, And fire--it hath not said, ‘Sufficiency,' |
| DARBY | — Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. |
| BBE | The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough. |
| Webster | The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. |
What does Proverbs 30:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 30:15-16
15-16. horse leech--supposed by some to be the vampire (a fabulous creature), as being literally insatiable; but the other subjects mentioned must be taken as this, comparatively insatiable. The use of a fabulous creature agreeably to popular notions is not inconsistent with inspiration. There are three ... yea, four--(Compare Pr 6:16).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 30:15-17
Cruelty and covetousness are two daughters of the horseleech, that still cry, "Give, give," and they are continually uneasy to themselves. Four things never are satisfied, to which these devourers are compared. Those are never rich that are always coveting. And many who have come to a bad end, have owned that their wicked courses began by despising their parents' authority.
Proverbs 30:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 30:16
- Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
- 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:
- 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.
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- Proverbs 30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
- Proverbs 30:16
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
- Proverbs 30:17
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.
Proverbs 30:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, la tierra no harta de aguas, y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | le shéol, et la matrice stérile, la terre qui n’est pas rassasiée d’eau, et le feu, qui ne dit pas: C’est assez! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Scheol und der verschlossene Mutterleib, die Erde, welche des Wassers nicht satt wird, und das Feuer, das nicht sagt: Genug! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Infernus, et os vulvæ, et terra quæ non satiatur aqua: ignis vero numquam dicit: Sufficit. |