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Proverbs 30:27
27locusts have no king, yet all of them march in ranks;
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
25ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer; 26hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; locusts have no king, yet all of them march in ranks; 28a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings’ palaces. 29Three things are stately in their stride; four are stately in their walk:
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מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 30:27
- Exodus 10:4But if you refuse to let my people go, then tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.
- Psalms 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
- Joel 1:4What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.
- Joel 2:7They attack as warriors attack; they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path, and they do not change their course.
- Revelation 9:3Then locusts came out of the smoke on to the earth, and power was given to them like the power that scorpions have on the earth.
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
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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
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