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 a strong species, yet they store their food in summer. 26Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks. Locusts have no king, yet all of them divide into swarms by instinct. 28A lizard you can hold in your hands, yet it can even be found in royal palaces. 29There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity:

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 my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country.
• Psalms 104:34May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I will find joy in the Lord.
• Joel 1:4What young locusts leave, mature locusts will eat. What mature locusts leave, adult locusts will eat. What adult locusts leave, grasshoppers will eat.
• Joel 2:7They run like warriors. They climb walls like soldiers. They march straight ahead. They do not leave their places.
• Revelation 9:3Locusts came out of the smoke onto the earth, and they were given power like the power of earthly 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