Proverbs 30:31
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
BSB
ASV
The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
KJV
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
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A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
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Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
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The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
A greyhound,.... So Gersom interprets the word; but Jarchi owns he does not know what is meant; and Aben Ezra only says, it is the name of a living creature, but does not say what; but observes, that some interpret it of the "bee", and others of the "eagle".
A greyhound - The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament. The literal meaning is: “one with loins girded;” and some have referred this to the stripes of the zebra, others to the “war-horse” (compare Job 39:19, Job 39:25), as he is represented in the sculptures of Persepolis, with rich and stately trappings. A king, against whom there is no rising up - i. e., A king irresistible. Others prefer, “a king in the midst of his people,” and the sense, as giving a more vivid picture, is certainly more satisfactory.
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.
