Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Proverbs 30:31 in other translations
| BSB | a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him. |
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| WEB | the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up. |
| ASV | The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up. |
| YLT | A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king--no rising up with him. |
| DARBY | a horse girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up. |
| BBE | The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him. |
| Webster | A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. |
What does Proverbs 30:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 30:24-31
24-31. 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…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 30:29-33
We may learn from animals to go well; also to keep our temper under all provocations. We must keep the evil thought in our minds from breaking out into evil speeches. We must not stir up the passions of others. Let nothing be said or done with violence, but every thing with softness and calmness. Alas, how often have we done foolishly in rising up against the Lord our King! Let us humble ourselves before him. And…
Proverbs 30:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 30:31
- Daniel 3:15-18
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
- Proverbs 20:2
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- Proverbs 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
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16:14; 20:2; Da 3:15-18
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Context
- Proverbs 30:30
A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
- Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
- Proverbs 30:32
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
Proverbs 30:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El lebrel ceñido de lomos; asimismo el macho cabrío; y un rey contra el cual ninguno se levanta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | le coursier qui a les reins ceints; ou le bouc; et le roi, contre qui personne ne peut se lever. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | der Lendenstraffe, oder der Bock; und ein König, bei welchem der Heerbann ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | gallus succinctus lumbos; et aries; nec est rex, qui resistat ei. |