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 creatures with little strength, yet they store up their food in summer; 26coneys are creatures with little power, yet they make their homes in the cliffs; locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks; 28a lizard you can catch with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces. 29Three things are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:

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 10:4Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders.
• Psalms 104:34Let my meditation be sweet to Him. I—I will rejoice in Adonai.
• Joel 1:4What the locust left, the swarming locust has eaten, and what the swarming locust left, the canker-worm has eaten, and what the canker-worm left, the caterpillar has eaten.
• Joel 2:7They run like mighty men. They climb a wall like men of war. They each march in line, never deviating from their ways.
• Revelation 9:3Then from the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given to them like the scorpions have power over the earth.

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