Proverbs 30:16 NIV

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 30:16

The grave ,.... Which is the first of the four daughters, or insatiable things, which resemble the horse leech: the grave is the house appointed for all living; it stands ready for them, it is open to receive them when dead; and though such multitudes have been put into it, since death reigned in the world, yet it is not full, it waits for more; nor will its mouth be shut till the last enemy, death, is destroyed; see Proverbs 27:20 ; This is an emblem of a covetous man, who enlarges his... 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 30:15-16

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:16

The four insatiable things are now named: first, the grave, sheol ( Proverbs 27:20 ), which can never be filled with its victims. Horace talks of a man as— " Victima nil miserantis Orci ." ('Carm.,' 2.3, 24.) And Hesiod of Hades as— νηλεὲς ἧτορ ἔχων "A heart possessing that no pity knows." The second thing is the barren womb; "the closing of the womb," as Genesis 20:18 ; Isaiah 66:9 . The burning desire for children, characteristic of an Israelitish wife, is here... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:16

Proverbs 30:16. The grave, and the barren womb As the Israelitish women did generally and vehemently desire to have many children, for divers reasons elsewhere mentioned, so those who were barren among them were most eager in those desires, as we see in Rachel, Genesis 30:1. And, as in all other cases, persons most prize and thirst after those good things which they want. The earth Which, when it is dry, thirsts for rain, and in a little time sucks up great quantities of water, and gapes... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:10-33

The wise sayings of Agur (30:10-33)It is wise not to be hasty in reporting a person for a supposed wrongdoing. Such action could rebound with harm to the talebearer if the person is innocent (10). The arrogant despise those whom they should respect, while considering that they themselves are not only blameless, but superior to their fellows. They are merciless in their treatment of those whom they should rather help (11-14).The expression ‘three things . . . and four’ in the proverbs that... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:1-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:11-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:15-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 30:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 30:16

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 30:10-33

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