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Proverbs 30:18–19

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18There be dthree things which are mtoo wonderful for me,

Yea, dfour which I know not:

19nThe way of an eagle in the air;

The way of a serpent upon a rock;

oThe way of a ship in the midst of the sea;

And the way of a man with a maid.

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Cross references

  1. dver. 18, 21, 29. See ch. 6. 16.
  2. mSee Job 42. 3.
  3. dver. 18, 21, 29. See ch. 6. 16.
  4. nWisd. 5. 11.
  5. oWisd. 5. 10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Three things are too wonderful for me;

four I do not understand:

the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a serpent on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a virgin.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“There are three things that are too amazing for me,

four that I do not understand:

the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship on the high seas,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Three things are too wondrous for me;

four I can’t understand:

the way of an eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship at sea,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

NLTNew Living Translation

There are three things that amaze me—

no, four things that I don’t understand:

how an eagle glides through the sky,

how a snake slithers on a rock,

how a ship navigates the ocean,

how a man loves a woman.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Three of these are too wonderful for me,

and four, I do not understand them:

the way of the eagle in the sky,

the way of a snake on a rock,

the way of a ship in the heart of the sea,

and the way of a man with a young woman.

KJV 1900King James Version

There be three things which are too wonderful for me,

Yea, four which I know not:

The way of an eagle in the air;

The way of a serpent upon a rock;

The way of a ship in the midst of the sea;

And the way of a man with a maid.