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:
The horseleach
Bible References
The horseleach
Isaiah 57:3 But come here,
you sons of a sorceress,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
you sons of a sorceress,
offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute!
Ezekiel 16:44
“Look, everyone who uses proverbs will say this proverb about you:
Like mother, like daughter.
Matthew 23:32 Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ sins!
John 8:39
“Our father is Abraham!” they replied.
“If you were Abraham’s children,” Jesus told them, “you would do what Abraham did.
Give
Isaiah 56:11 These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
Hosea 4:18 When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders
Micah 7:3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Romans 16:18
for such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
2 Peter 2:3
They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, have abandoned themselves to the error of Balaam for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
There
Proverbs 30:21 The earth trembles under three things;
it cannot bear up under four:
it cannot bear up under four:
Proverbs 6:16 The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
Amos 1:3
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Damascus
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
Amos 2:1
The Lord says:
I will not relent from punishing Moab
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.
for three crimes, even four,
because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom to lime.