Proverbs 30:14

14 There is a kind of man whose ¹teeth are like swords And his ²jaw teeth like knives, To ³devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.

Proverbs 30:14 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 30:14

[There is] a generation whose teeth [are as] swords
As sharp as swords; like such the beasts of prey have; cruel, barbarous, and inhuman creatures; see ( Psalms 57:4 ) ; and their jaw teeth as knives;
exceeding sharp and biting: to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men:
by their tyranny, oppression, and cruelty, to deprive them of the little they have; and even to take away their lives from them, and utterly destroy them; of this disposition are all tyrants and persecutors: such were Rome Pagan, compared to a red dragon in the times of the ten Heathen persecutions; and such is Rome Papal, signified by a beast, like a leopard, bear, and lion; and which has been drunk with the blood of the saints.

Proverbs 30:14 In-Context

12 There is a kind who is pure in his own eyes, Yet is not washed from his filthiness.

13 There is a kind -oh how lofty are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

14 There is a kind of man whose teeth are like swords And his jaw teeth like knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters, "Give," "Give." There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say, "Enough ":

16 Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough."

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 57:4
• 2. Job 29:17
• 3. Psalms 14:4; Amos 8:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "generation"