KJV King James Version
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
WEB World English Bible
Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough.’
ASV American Standard Version
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth—it is not satisfied with water, And fire—it hath not said, ‘Sufficiency,’
Surrounding context — Proverbs 30
13 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 [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.
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:
16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
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.
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.
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Proverbs 27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Habakkuk 2:5Yea 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 30:1And 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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