Proverbs
Proverbs 30:13–16
13There is a generation— how haughty are their eyes
and pretentious are their glances —
14there is a generation whose teeth are swords
and whose jaws are knives,
devouring the oppressed from the earth
and the needy from among men.
15The leech has two daughters:
Give and Give.
There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16Sheol,
the barren womb,
land never satisfied with water,
and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 30:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is a generation | דּ֭וֹר | dō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| how | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| haughty | רָמ֣וּ | rā·mū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| are their eyes | עֵינָ֑יו | ‘ê·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| and pretentious | יִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃ | yin·nā·śê·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| are their glances | וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו | wə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H6079 eyelid |
Proverbs 30:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| there is a generation | דּ֤וֹר׀ | dō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| whose teeth | שִׁנָּיו֮ | šin·nāw | Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| are swords | חֲרָב֣וֹת | ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H2719 sword |
| and whose jaws | מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו | mə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4973 biter, tooth |
| are knives | וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת | ū·ma·’ă·ḵā·lō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H3979 knife |
| devouring | לֶאֱכֹ֣ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| the oppressed | עֲנִיִּ֣ים | ‘ă·nî·yîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| from the earth | מֵאֶ֑רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and the needy | וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים | wə·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| from | מֵאָדָֽם׃פ | mê·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
Proverbs 30:15
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The leech | לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀ | la·‘ă·lū·qāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H5936 leech |
| has two | שְׁתֵּ֥י | šə·tê | Number - feminine dual construct | H8147 two |
| daughters | בָנוֹת֮ | ḇā·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| Give | הַ֤ב׀ | haḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3051 give |
| Give | הַ֥ב | haḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3051 give |
| There | הֵ֭נָּה | hên·nāh | Pronoun - third person feminine plural | H2007 they |
| are three | שָׁל֣וֹשׁ | šā·lō·wōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| are never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| satisfied | תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה | ṯiś·ba‘·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| four | אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| say | אָ֥מְרוּ | ’ā·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| Enough | הֽוֹן׃ | hō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
Proverbs 30:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheol | שְׁאוֹל֮ | šə·’ō·wl | Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| the barren | וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר | wə·‘ō·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6115 restraint, coercion |
| womb | רָ֥חַם | rā·ḥam | Noun - masculine singular | H7356 womb |
| land | אֶ֭רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| satisfied | שָׂ֣בְעָה | śā·ḇə·‘āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| with water | מַּ֑יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| and fire | וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ | wə·’êš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| that never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| says | אָ֥מְרָה | ’ā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Enough | הֽוֹן׃ | hō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 30:13 Proverbs 6:17 · Isaiah 2:11 · Psalm 101:5 · Psalm 131:1
Proverbs 30:14 Psalm 57:4 · Psalm 3:7 · Psalm 14:4 · Job 29:17 · Revelation 9:8 · Amos 8:4 · Psalm 58:6 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Psalm 12:5 · Psalm 10:8–9 · Micah 2:1–2
Proverbs 30:15 Proverbs 30:21 · Proverbs 6:16 · Romans 16:18 · Proverbs 30:29 · John 8:39 · 2 Peter 2:3 · Isaiah 56:11–12 · 2 Peter 2:13–15 · Amos 1:11 · Jude 1:11–12 · John 8:44
Proverbs 30:16 Proverbs 27:20 · Habakkuk 2:5 · Genesis 30:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.