28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings palaces.


In Context

25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;

26 The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

27 The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28 The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings palaces.

29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:

30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;

Proverbs 30:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

30:28a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

30:28The stellio supporteth itself on hands, and dwelleth in kings' houses.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:28thou takest hold of the lizard with the hands, yet is she in kings' palaces.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

30:28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, yet is she in kings' palaces,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:28The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

30:28You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings' palaces.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

30:28A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a king.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

30:28The spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.