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, But they prepare their food in the summer; 26The shephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks; 28The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings’ palaces. 29There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk:

Proverbs 30:27 word by word

מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• The locustsאַרְבֶּה'arbeh · locustH697
• haveאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Yet allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of them goיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• ranksחָצַץchâtsats · to divideH2686

Cross-references for Proverbs 30:27

• Exodus 10:4For if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory.
• Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall 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.
• Joel 2:7They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each march in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.
• Revelation 9:3Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

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