Proverbs 30:27

Proverbs 30:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
• New International Version (NIV)locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
• English Standard Version (ESV)the locusts have no king, yet all of them march in rank;
• New King James Version (NKJV)The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks;

Context of Proverbs 30:27

25The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; 26The shephanim are not a mighty folk, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in groups; 28You may grasp the lizard with your hands, Yet it is in kings’ palaces. 29There are three things which are stately in step, Even four which are stately in their stride:

Proverbs 30:27 word by word

מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The locustsאַרְבֶּה'arbeh · locustH697
• have no kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• yet go they forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• all of them by bandsחָצַץchâtsats · to divideH2686

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:27

• Exodus 10:4For if you refuse to let My people go, then hear this: tomorrow I will bring [migratory] locusts into your country.
• Psalms 104:34May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him; As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the Lord.
• Joel 1:4What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten [in judgment of Judah].
• Joel 2:7They run like warriors; They climb the wall like soldiers. They each march [straight ahead] in line, And they do not deviate from their paths.
• Revelation 9:3Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power [to hurt] was given to them, like the power which the earth’s scorpions have.

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Compare Joel 2:7-8; the most striking fact in the flight of the locust-swarms was their apparent order and discipline, sweeping over the land like the invasion of a great army.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 Four things that are little, are yet to be admired. There are those who are poor in the world, and of small account, yet wise for their souls and another world.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-28Here is another example of number parallelism: small, seemingly insignificant animals can be surprisingly powerful and resourceful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. These verses provide two classes of apt illustrations of various aspects of the moral world, which the reader is left to apply. By the first (Pr 30:25-28), diligence and providence are commended; the success of these insignificant animals being due to their instinctive sagacity and activity, rather than strength. The other class (Pr 30:30, 31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 30:27

• Animals
• Industry
• Locust
• Riddle

In the dictionaries

• Agur
• Convenient
• Folk
• Food
• Band
• Locust
• Massa
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Zoology

Commentaries on Proverbs 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings