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


In Context

25 The ants are a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,

26 Conies are a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

27 A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,

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

29 Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:

30 An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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