Proverbs 30:15

New International Reader's Version

“A leech has two daughters. They cry out, ‘Give! Give!’ “Three things are never satisfied. Four things never say, ‘Enough!’

Cross References

Proverbs 27:20

Death and the Grave are never satisfied. People’s eyes are never satisfied either.

Proverbs 30:14

Some people have teeth like swords. The teeth in their jaws are as sharp as knives. They are ready to eat up the poor people of the earth. They are ready to eat up those who are the most needy.

Proverbs 30:16

The first is the grave. The second is a woman who can’t have a baby. The third is land, which never gets enough water. And the fourth is fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

Proverbs 30:21

“Under three things the earth shakes. Under four things it can’t stand up.

Proverbs 30:24

“Four things on earth are small. But they are very wise.

Proverbs 30:29

“Three things walk as if they were kings. Four things move as kings do.

Proverbs 6:16

There are six things the Lord hates. In fact, he hates seven things.

Isaiah 57:3

The Lord says, “Come here, you children of women who practice evil magic! You are children of prostitutes and those who commit adultery.

Hosea 4:18

They continue to be unfaithful to me even when their drinks are gone. And their rulers love to do shameful things.

Amos 1:11

The Lord says, “The people of Edom have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They chased Israel with swords that were ready to strike them down. They killed the women of the land. They were angry all the time. Their anger was like a fire that blazed out. It could not be stopped.

Amos 1:13

The Lord says, “The people of Ammon have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They ripped open the pregnant women in Gilead. They wanted to add land to their territory.

Amos 1:3

The Lord says, “The people of Damascus have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They used threshing sleds with iron teeth to crush Gilead’s people.

Amos 1:6

The Lord says, “The people of Gaza have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom.

Amos 1:9

The Lord says, “The people of Tyre have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They captured whole communities. They sold them to Edom. They did not honor the treaty of friendship they had made.

Amos 2:1

The Lord says, “The people of Moab have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They burned the bones of Edom’s king to ashes.

Amos 2:4

The Lord says, “The people of Judah have sinned again and again. So I will judge them. They have refused to obey my law. They have not kept my rules. Other gods have led them astray. Their people of long ago worshiped those gods.

Micah 7:3

They are very good at doing what is evil. Rulers require gifts. Judges accept money from people who want special favors. Those who are powerful always get what they want. All of them make evil plans together.

Matthew 23:32

So go ahead and finish the sins that those who lived before you started!

John 8:39

“Abraham is our father,” they answered. Jesus said, “Are you really Abraham’s children? If you are, you will do what Abraham did.

John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil. You want to obey your father’s wishes. From the beginning, the devil was a murderer. He has never obeyed the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his natural language. He does this because he is a liar. He is the father of lies.

Romans 16:18

People like that are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving only themselves. With smooth talk and with words they don’t mean they fool people who don’t know any better.

2 Peter 2:3

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.