Parallel Verses
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.
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:
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:
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:
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
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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] swords, and its jawbones, knives, [in order] to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind. 15 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. 16 Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied [with] water, and fire does not say "enough!"
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 30:29
There [are] three [things] that are magnificent of stride, and four that are magnificent [when] moving:
Proverbs 6:16
There are six [things] Yahweh hates, and seven [things are] abominations of his soul:
Proverbs 30:21
Under three [things] the earth trembles, and under four, it is not able to bear up:
Proverbs 30:24
There [are] four small things on the earth, and they [are] {exceedingly wise}:
Isaiah 56:11-12
And the dogs {have a greedy appetite}; they {are never satisfied}. And they are [the] shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their [own] way, each one for his [own] gain, {every one of them}.
Isaiah 57:3
"But you, come near here, you children of a soothsayer, offspring [of] an adulterer and she [who] commits fornication.
Ezekiel 16:44-46
Look! Everyone quoting a proverb against you, he will quote, {saying}, 'Like her mother [is] her daughter!'
Hosea 4:18
When their drinking has ended, they surely indulge in sexual orgies. They love lewdness more than their glory.
Amos 1:3
Thus says Yahweh, "For three transgressions of Damascus and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron!
Amos 1:6
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Gaza and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they exiled a whole community, handing them over to Edom!
Amos 1:9
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they delivered up a whole community to Edom and they did not remember the covenant of brotherhood!
Amos 1:11
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because he pursued his brother with the sword! He stifled his compassion and his anger tore [them] apart {continually}, and he kept his rage forever.
Amos 1:13
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Ammon and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory!
Amos 2:1
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Moab and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because he burned to lime the bones of the king of Edom.
Amos 2:4
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not revoke [the punishment], because they have rejected the law of Yahweh and have not kept his rules, and their lies have led them astray, {after which their ancestors walked}!
Micah 7:3
Their hands [are] upon evil, to do [it] well; the official and the judge ask for the bribe, and the great [man] utters the evil desire of his soul; and they weave [it] together.
Matthew 23:32
And you--fill up the measure of your fathers!
John 8:39
They answered and said to him, "Abraham is our father!" Jesus said to them, "If you are children of Abraham, do the deeds of Abraham!
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own [nature], because he is a liar and the father {of lies}.
Romans 16:18
For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
2 Peter 2:3
And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation [from] long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:13-15
being harmed [as the] wages of unrighteousness. Considering reveling in the daytime a pleasure, [they are] stains and blemishes, carousing in their deceitful pleasures [when they] feast together with you,
Jude 1:11-12
Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.