Proverbs
King James Version (KJV)
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“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
30:14 Devour - Extortioners, and cruel oppressors.
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their iaw-teeth as kniues, to deuoure the poore from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
There is a kind of {man} whose teeth are {like} swords And his jaw teeth {like} knives, To devour the afflicted from the earth And the needy from among men.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, their strong teeth like knives, for the destruction of the poor from the earth, and of those who are in need from among men.
- Basic English Bible
-- a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw-teeth knives, to devour the afflicted from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- World English Bible
A generation -- swords [are] their teeth, And knives -- their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from earth, And the needy from [among] men.
- Youngs Literal Bible
There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their great teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible