BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
16the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
Proverbs 30:16
Proverbs 30:16 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16 Sheol, the infertile womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16 Sheol, and the barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is enough.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16Sheol,
the barren womb,
land never satisfied with water,
and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
American Standard Version (ASV)
16Sheol; and the barren womb;
The earth that is not satisfied with water;
And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
16The graue, and the barren wombe, the earth that cannot be satisfied with water, and the fire that sayeth not, It is ynough.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
16Sheol,
the barren womb,
the earth that is not satisfied with water,
and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16The first is the grave.
The second is a woman who can’t have a baby.
The third is land, which never gets enough water.
And the fourth is fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
16The deep hole of death.
A wife who has no children.
Dry ground that needs rain.
A fire that burns strongly.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
16Sheol, and a restrained womb, || Earth—it [is] not satisfied [with] water, || And fire—it has not said, “Sufficiency,”