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

25Ants are not very strong, but they prepare their food in the summer. 26Rock badgers are weak animals, but they make their homes among the rocks. Locusts have no king to lead them, but they all fly together as one. 28Lizards are easy to catch with your hand, but you will see them in kings' palaces. 29There are three things that seem great as they walk around, even four things:

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 10:4If you refuse to let them go, I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow.
• Psalms 104:34I want my song to make him happy. I will be happy, because of what the Lord has done.
• Joel 1:4The great locusts have eaten what the big group of locusts left. The young locusts have eaten what the great locusts left. Other locusts have eaten what the young locusts left.
• Joel 2:7They run together like an army into a fight. They climb walls like soldiers. They march on in a straight line. They do not turn away.
• Revelation 9:3Then locusts came out of the smoke and they came down on the earth. They received power to cause great pain, like the power of scorpions.

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