Proverbs 30:29

Proverbs 30:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
• New International Version (NIV)“There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:
• New King James Version (NKJV)There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk:

Context of Proverbs 30:29

27locusts have no king, yet all of them march in ranks; 28a lizard can be caught in your hands, yet it lives in kings’ palaces. Three things are stately in their stride; four are stately in their walk: 30a lion, which is mightiest among beasts and doesn’t retreat before anything; 31a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king at the head of his army.

Proverbs 30:29 word by word

שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה מֵיטִ֣יבֵי צָ֑עַד וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה מֵיטִ֥בֵי לָֽכֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• There be threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• which goצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
• yea, fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• are comelyטוֹבţôb · be pleasingH2895
• in goingיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Commentaries on Proverbs 30:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29There be three things which go well - Here is another set of emblems; four things which walk beautifully and with majesty. 1. The lion. 2. The greyhound. 3. The he-goat. And, 4. A king. Nothing can be more majestic than the walk of the lion. It is deliberate, equal, firm, and in every respect becoming the king of the forest. The greyhound. מתנים זרזיר zarzir mothnayim, the girt in the loins; but what this beast is we do not distinctly know. It is most…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-33Verses 29-33 We may learn from animals to go well; also to keep our temper under all provocations. We must keep the evil thought in our minds from breaking out into evil speeches. We must not stir up the passions of others. Let nothing be said or done with violence, but every thing with softness and calmness. Alas, how often have we done foolishly in rising up against the Lord our King! Let us humble ourselves before him. And having found peace with Him…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