Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea , four that say not, Enough:
New American Standard Bible
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
King James Version
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Holman Bible
Three things
four never say, “Enough!”:
International Standard Version
The leech has two daughters: "Give" and "Give". Three things will never be satisfied; four will never say "Enough" -
A Conservative Version
The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:
Amplified
The leech has two daughters,
“Give, give!”
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four that do not say, “It is enough”:
Bible in Basic English
The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:
Darby Translation
The leech hath two daughters: Give, give. There are three things never satisfied; four which say not, It is enough:
Julia Smith Translation
To the leech two daughters: Give, give. Behold, three shall not satisfied; four shall not say, Wealth:
King James 2000
The leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the leech, [there are] two daughters; "Give, give!" [they cry]. As for three of these, they are not satisfied; as for four, they do not say enough.
Modern King James verseion
The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give! Three things are never satisfied, yea, four things never say, Enough!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This generation which is like a horse-leech, hath two daughters; the one is called "fetch hither," and the other "bring hither."
NET Bible
The leech has two daughters: "Give! Give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, "Enough" --
New Heart English Bible
"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that do not say, 'Enough:'
The Emphasized Bible
The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!
Webster
The horse-leech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yes, four things say not, It is enough:
World English Bible
"The leach has two daughters: 'Give, give.' "There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don't say, 'Enough:'
Youngs Literal Translation
To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'
Interlinear
Sh@nayim
Bath
Shalowsh
Saba`
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References
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 30:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Human Bloodsuckers
14 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. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying , Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea , four that say not, Enough: 16 Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 30:29
There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:
Proverbs 30:21
For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:
Proverbs 30:24
There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:
Isaiah 56:11-12
Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
Isaiah 57:3
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
Ezekiel 16:44-46
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Hosea 4:18
Their drink is become sour; they play the harlot continually; her rulers dearly love shame.
Amos 1:3
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
Amos 1:6
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom:
Amos 1:9
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
Amos 1:11
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
Amos 1:13
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border.
Amos 2:1
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
Amos 2:4
Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:
Micah 7:3
Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.
Matthew 23:32
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
John 8:39
They answered and said unto him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
2 Peter 2:3
And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
2 Peter 2:13-15
suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; men that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;
Jude 1:11-12
Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.