Proverbs 30:28

Proverbs 30:28

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26 ^aThe¹ rock badgers are a feeble folk,
Yet they make their homes in the crags;

27 The locusts have no king,
Yet they all advance in ranks;

28 The¹ spider skillfully grasps with its hands,
And it is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:

30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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spider—tolerated, even in palaces, to destroy flies.

taketh . . . hands—or, uses with activity the limbs provided for taking prey.

Proverbs 30:24-31

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 (Proverbs 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 (Proverbs 30:30-31) provides similes for whatever is majestic or comely, uniting efficiency with gracefulness.

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