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Proverbs Chapter 30 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, `which' it cannot bear:
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BBE Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth is moved, and there are four which it will not put up with:
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DARBY Proverbs 30:21

Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
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KJV Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
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WBT Proverbs 30:21


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WEB Proverbs 30:21

"For three things the earth tremble, And under four, it can't bear up:
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YLT Proverbs 30:21

For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four -- it is not able to bear:
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 21-23. - Then follows a proverb concerning four things which are intolerable, examples of incongruous associations or positions - two in the case of men, two in the case of women. Verse 21. - For three things the earth is disquieted; better, under three things the earth doth tremble, as if oppressed by an overwhelming borden. The form of expression does not allow us to think of an earthquake. "The earth" is equivalent to "the inhabitants thereof." And for four which it cannot bear; or, under four it cannot stand (comp. Amos 7:10). These four evils destroy the comfort of social life, uproot the bonds of society, and endanger the safety of a nation.

Ellicott's Commentary