Proverbs 30:16

Easy To Read Version

The place of death, a woman with no children, dry ground that needs rain, and a hot fire that can’t be stopped.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. Rachel became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children or I will die!”

Proverbs 27:20

People are just like the grave. That place of death and destruction always wants more than it already has.

Proverbs 30:15

Some people want to take everything they can get. All they say is, “Give me, give me, give me.” There are three things that are never satisfied—really four things that never have enough:

Isaiah 5:14

Then \{they will die and\} Sheol, {\cf2\super [53]} \{the place of death\}, will get more and more people. That \{place of death\} will open her mouth with no limit. And all those people will go down into Sheol.”

Habakkuk 2:5

\{God said,\} “Wine can trick a person. In the same way, a strong man’s pride can fool him. But he will not find peace. He is like death—he always wants more and more. And, like death, he will never be satisfied. He will continue defeating other nations. He will continue to make those people his prisoners.