Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

Bible References

The horseleach

Isaiah 57:3
“But come here, you sons of a sorceress,
Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
Ezekiel 16:44
“Behold, everyone who quotes proverbs will quote this proverb concerning you, saying, ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
Matthew 23:32
Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers.
John 8:39
They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

Give

Isaiah 56:11
And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.
Hosea 4:18
Their liquor gone,
They play the harlot continually;
Their rulers dearly love shame.
Micah 7:3
Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.
Romans 16:18
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
2 Peter 2:3
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

There

Proverbs 30:21
Under three things the earth quakes,
And under four, it cannot bear up:
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Amos 1:3
Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Damascus and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
Amos 2:1
Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Moab and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.