Proverbs 30:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Proverbs 30:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 30:14 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 30:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 30:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.”
Proverbs 30:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 30:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“There is a generation whose teeth areasswords, and their jaw teethasknives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. ”
Proverbs 30:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 30:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A generation--swords <FI>are<Fi> their teeth, And knives--their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from <FI>among<Fi> men.”
Proverbs 30:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 30:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men. ”
Proverbs 30:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 30:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as kniues to eate vp the afflicted out of the earth, and the poore from among men.”
Proverbs 30:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 30:14 in Context — Proverbs 30
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.
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.
What Does Proverbs 30:14 Mean?
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