Proverbs 30:14

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

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Other Translations for Proverbs 30:14

BSB

there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

AKJV

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

CPDV

There is a generation which has swords in place of teeth, and which commands their molars to devour the indigent from the earth and the poor from among men.

ERV

There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

NHEB

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

SMT

A generation, its teeth swords, and its biter's teeth, knives, to devour the poor from the land, and the needy from man.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Proverbs 30:14

ThereisagenerationH1755Noun MasculinewhoseteethH8127Noun FeminineareasswordsH2719Noun FeminineandtheirjawteethH4973Noun FeminineasknivesH3979Noun FemininetodevourH398VerbthepoorH6041AdjectivefromofftheearthH776Noun FeminineandtheneedyH34fromamongmenH120Noun Masculine

Commentary for Proverbs 30:14

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Proverbs 30:14

Summary

Generation devours vulnerable with violent aggression

Event

Condemnation of violent exploiters

Estimated Time Period

c. 700 BC