Proverbs 30:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.”
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BSBPD
“a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king--no rising up with him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 30:31 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
- Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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