Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 30:16-26"

Proverbs 30:16-26

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16 Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."
16 the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
17 The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
17 “The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
18 Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand:
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a girl.
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 This is the way of an adulteress: she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, "I have done no wrong."
20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’
21 Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:
21 “Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
22 a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when glutted with food;
22 a servant who becomes king, a godless fool who gets plenty to eat,
23 an unloved woman when she gets a husband, and a maid when she succeeds her mistress.
23 a contemptible woman who gets married, and a servant who displaces her mistress.
24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
24 “Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
25 the ants are a people without strength, yet they provide their food in the summer;
25 Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 the badgers are a people without power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
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