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Proverbs 30:14 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Proverbs 30:14 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 30 verse 14 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Proverbs 30:14 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:14
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. The second corrupt generation weaponizes their mouths—shinayim (שִׁנַּיִם, teeth) as charavot (חֲרָבוֹת, swords) and malt'khot (מַלְתְּכוֹת, jaw teeth) as ma'akhalot (מַאֲכָלוֹת, knives). This vivid metaphor describes predatory exploitation: violent speech and ruthless oppression that destroys the vulnerable."To devour" (le'ekol, לֶאֱכֹל) means to consume, eat up, annihilate. The targets are aniyim (עֲנִיִּים, the poor, afflicted) and evyonim (אֶ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:14
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“even the sons of men”
“Yahweh! Save me”
“who eat up my people as they eat bread”
“and plucked the prey out of his teeth.”
“and their teeth were like those of lions.”
“God”
“For the oppression of the poor”
“the tears of those who were oppressed”
“you who desire to swallow up the needy”
“he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.”