Proverbs 30:16 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 30:15-16 MSG (The Message)
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 30:16 KJV (King James Version)
The grave; and the barren womb; The earth that is not filled with water; And the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Proverbs 30:16 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, “Enough.”
Proverbs 30:16 NCV (New Century Version)
the cemetery, the childless mother, the land that never gets enough rain, and fire that never says, ‘I’ve had enough!’
Proverbs 30:16 ASV (American Standard Version)
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Proverbs 30:16 NIV (New International Version)
the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
Proverbs 30:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water— And the fire never says, “Enough!”
Proverbs 30:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, “It is enough.”
Proverbs 30:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.
Proverbs 30:16 TPT (The Passion Translation)
the grave, yawning for another victim, the barren womb, ever wanting a child, thirsty soil, ever longing for rain, and a raging fire, devouring its fuel. They’re all insatiable.
Proverbs 30:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, “Enough.”