Proverbs 30:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 30:28 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:29The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

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