Proverbs 30:16

God's Word

the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, “Enough!”

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Rachel saw that she could not have children for Jacob, and she became jealous of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”

Proverbs 27:20

Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person’s eyes are never satisfied.

Proverbs 30:15

The bloodsucking leech has two daughters—“Give!” and “Give!” Three things are never satisfied. Four never say, “Enough!”:

Isaiah 5:14

That is why the grave’s appetite increases. It opens its mouth very wide so that honored people and common people will go down into it. Those who are noisy and joyous will go down into it.

Habakkuk 2:5

Also because wine is treacherous he is arrogant and never rests. He has a large appetite like the grave. He is like death—never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself. He collects all the people to himself.