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

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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 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 — 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 Il est une race qui se croit pure, Et qui n’est pas lavée de sa souillure.

13 Il est une race dont les yeux sont hautains, Et les paupières élevées.

14 Il est une race dont les dents sont des glaives Et les mâchoires des couteaux, Pour dévorer le malheureux sur la terre Et les indigents parmi les hommes.

15 La sangsue a deux filles: Donne! Donne! Trois choses sont insatiables, Quatre ne disent jamais: Assez!

16 Le séjour des morts, la femme stérile, La terre, qui n’est pas rassasiée d’eau, Et le feu, qui ne dit jamais: Assez!

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What Does Proverbs 30:14 Mean?

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