箴言 30:15, 箴言 30:16 CUNPSS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-17

He had spoken before of those that devoured the poor (Prov. 30:14), and had spoken of them last, as the worst of all the four generations there mentioned; now here he speaks of their insatiableness in doing this. The temper that puts them upon it is made up of cruelty and covetousness. Now those are two daughters of the horse-leech, its genuine offspring, that still cry, ?Give, give, give more blood, give more money;? for the bloody are still blood-thirsty; being drunk with blood, they add... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:15

The horse leech hath two daughters, crying , Give, give ,.... Or "the blood sucker" F12 לעלוקה "sanguisugae", V. L. Pagninus, Tigurine version. Mercerus, Gejerus. ; so it began to be called in the times of Pliny F13 Nat. Hist. l. 8. c. 10. , to which the last generation of men may well be compared; blood thirsty creatures, that never have enough, and are not satisfied with the flesh of men, nor with their blood; and such particularly the Papists are: and not only this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:15

The horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give - " This horseleech," says Calmet, "is Covetousness, and her two daughters are Avarice and Ambition. They never say, It is enough; they are never satisfied; they are never contented." Many explanations have been given of this verse; but as all the versions agree in render ing עלוקה alukah the horseleech or blood-sucker, the general meaning collected has been, "There are persons so excessively covetous and greedy, that they will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

Part VII. FIRST APPENDIX TO THE SECOND COLLECTION , containing "the words of Agur." A short introduction, teaching that the Word of God is the source of wisdom ( Proverbs 30:1-6 ), is followed by apothegms on different subjects ( Proverbs 30:7-33 ). Cornelius a Lapide offers the following opinion concerning this appendix, which no one can hesitate to say is well founded, if he attempts to give it a spiritual interpretation, and to discern mysteries under the literal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:11-31

contain six groups of four sentences each, each quaternion having a certain connection in language and concinnity of idea. First ( Proverbs 30:11-14 ) come four generations that are evil—four being taken as the symbol of universality. The sins herein specified had become so general that they affected the whole generation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. The word "crying" is not in the Hebrew, which says, "The alukah hath two daughters: Give! Give!" The insatiable appetite of this creature is represented by two words, which are personified as daughters, whom the mother has produced and dearly loves. This word alukah is not found again in the Old Testament; but in later Hebrew and in Aramaic it means "leech" or "bloodsucker;" and so it is translated by the Septuagint, βδέλλα , and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

Having spoken of insatiate cupidity, the writer now introduces four things which are insatiable. The form of the apothegm is climacteric, mounting from two to three, and thence to four, like the famous passage in Amos 1:3 , etc. (comp. Proverbs 6:16 , though there is no special stress there laid on the last member of the climax; Job 5:19 ; Job 33:29 ; Ecclesiastes 11:2 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

Reflections on the insatiable I. THE EXTERNAL LIFE IS THE MIRROR OF THE INTERNAL . Our spirit finds analogies to itself in the objects of nature, of history, and in the general course of human life. And all that we observe there , in the great world, may serve as a light to reveal to us what passes here , in the world of each man's heart. II. IMAGES OF INSATIABLE APPETITE . Hades; the barren womb; the thirsty earth; the all-devouring fire. The vampire,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The unsatisfied human heart There are many things in nature which are not satisfied; but there is one thing in that which is above nature which is much less easily satisfied—an intelligent, responsible, immortal spirit. I. THE INSATIABLE IN NATURE . Agur specifies four things; in these we find three features which supply a contrast to the craving of the human soul. The insatiable: 1 . Limited by consciousness . The grave never says, "It is enough;" though millions have... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:15

Proverbs 30:15. The horseleech An insatiable creature, sucking blood till it be ready to burst; hath two daughters The following things, which resemble the horseleech in their insatiableness, nothing being more common than to call those persons or things the sons or daughters of those whose example they imitate. And whereas it is objected that they are not only two, but three, yea, four, as is said in the next clause, the answer is easy, that though he begin with two, yet he... read more

箴言 30:15, 箴言 30:16 Cunpss

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:11-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:15

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