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 Hay generación cuyos dientes son espadas, y sus muelas cuchillos, para devorar á los pobres de la tierra, y de entre los hombres á los menesterosos.
15 La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas [que se llaman], Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan; [aun] la cuarta nunca dice, Basta:
16 El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, la tierra no harta de aguas, y el fuego que jamás dice, Basta.
17 El ojo que escarnece á su padre, y menosprecia la enseñanza de la madre, los cuervos lo saquen de la arroyada, y tráguenlo los hijos del águila.
18 Tres cosas me son ocultas; aun tampoco sé la cuarta:
What Does Proverbs 30:16 Mean?
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