Proverbs 30:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 30:16 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 30:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 30:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’”
Proverbs 30:16 — World English Bible
Proverbs 30:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough. ”
Proverbs 30:16 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 30:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth--it <FI>is<Fi> not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> water, And fire--it hath not said, `Sufficiency,'”
Proverbs 30:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 30:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“— Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough. ”
Proverbs 30:16 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 30:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The graue, and the barren wombe, the earth that cannot be satisfied with water, and the fire that sayeth not, It is ynough.”
Proverbs 30:16 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 30:16 in Context — Proverbs 30
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:
What Does Proverbs 30:16 Mean?
Proverbs 30:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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