Proverbs 30:21

The Message

Three things are too much for even the earth to bear, yes, four things shake its foundations— when the janitor becomes the boss, when a fool gets rich, when a prostitute is voted “woman of the year,” when a “girlfriend” replaces a faithful wife.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy street any more than workers should give orders to their boss.

Proverbs 30:15

A freeloader has twin daughters named “Gimme” and “Gimme more.” Three things are never satisfied, no, there are four that never say, “That’s enough, thank you!”— hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire. * * *

Proverbs 30:20

Here’s how a prostitute operates: she has sex with her client, Takes a bath, then asks, “Who’s next?”

Proverbs 6:16

Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion: eyes that are arrogant, a tongue that lies, hands that murder the innocent, a heart that hatches evil plots, feet that race down a wicked track, a mouth that lies under oath, a troublemaker in the family.