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Proverbs 30:15 Cross-References
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Four Insatiable Things
“The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: It is: Heb. Wealth”
Proverbs 30:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 30:15
The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough. Agur shifts from corrupt generations to insatiable appetites using the numerical proverb formula. The alukah (עֲלוּקָה, horseleach/leech) may be literal bloodsucker or metaphorical vampire. Its "two daughters"—likely the two suckers or the endless cry "Give! Give!" (hav hav, הַב הַב)—personify ravenous greed.This introduces the "three...yea four" pattern, a rhetorical device building suspense before revealing the climactic fourth item. The four that ar...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 30:15
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“seven which are an abomination to him:”
“Jesus Christ”
“spots and blemishes”
“the devil”
“and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire”
“Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them”
“and their destruction will not slumber.”