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Proverbs 30:21

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Under three things the earth quakes, And under four, it cannot bear up:
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— For three things the earth doth tremble, and for four, [which] it cannot bear:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, [which] it cannot bear:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Under three [things] the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up:
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four—it is not able to bear:
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— For three things the earth is moued: yea, for foure it cannot susteine it selfe:
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— For three things the earth is disquieted, and for foure [which] it cannot beare:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Under three things the earth quakes, and under four it cannot endure:
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear:

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
For x8478
(8478) Complement
תַּחַת
tachath
{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
three 7969
{7969} Prime
שָׁלוֹשׁ
shalowsh
{shaw-loshe'}
The last two forms being masculine; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiplicative) thrice.
[things] the earth 776
{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
is disquieted, 7264
{7264} Prime
רָגַז
ragaz
{raw-gaz'}
A primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
and for x8478
(8478) Complement
תַּחַת
tachath
{takh'-ath}
From the same as H8430; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
four 702
{0702} Prime
אַרְבַּע
'arba`
{ar-bah'}
The second form is the masculine form; from H7251; four.
[which] it cannot 3201
{3201} Prime
יָכֹל
yakol
{yaw-kole'}
A primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
bear: 5375
{5375} Prime
נָשָׂא
nasa'
{naw-saw'}
A primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, absolutely and relatively.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Proverbs 30:21-23

_ _ Pride and cruelty, the undue exaltation of those unfit to hold power, produce those vices which disquiet society (compare Proverbs 19:10; Proverbs 28:3).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Proverbs 30:18-23.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 30:21

Four — Which are intolerable in human societies.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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