Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 30:27
27The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
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 a people not strong, yet they provide their meat in the summer; 26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, yet is she in kings’ palaces, 29There be three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
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מֶ֭לֶךְ אֵ֣ין לָאַרְבֶּ֑ה וַיֵּצֵ֖א חֹצֵ֣ץ כֻּלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 30:27
- Exodus 10:4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, tomorrow will I bring locusts into thy border:
- Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in the LORD.
- Joel 1:4That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.
- Joel 2:7They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.
- Revelation 9:3And out of the smoke came forth 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
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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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