Proverbs 30:28

and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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I do not quote these words, however, as taking them in their literal signification, but, agreeably to the title of the book (for it is entitled "Proverbs"), I investigate them as containing a secret meaning.

Origen of Alexandria· AGAINST CELSUS 4:87, 253patristic

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"The spider, that supports itself upon its hands, and is easily caught, dwells in the strongholds of kings." That is, the thief with his hands extended (on the cross), rests on the cross of Christ and dwells n Paradise, the stronghold of the three Kings-Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Hippolytus of Rome· Fragments from Commentaries on Various Books of Scripture - On Proverbs, 235patristic

The spider taketh hold with her hands,.... On the thread she spins, or on the flies and bees she catches in her web.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

Spider - Rather, the Gecko (or Stellio), a genus of the lizard tribe, many species of which haunt houses, make their way through crevices in the walls, and with feet that secrete a venomous exudation catch the spiders or the flies they find there.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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