Proverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king, Yet do they all go forth in bands.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
In Context
26The conies are a feeble people, Yet do they make their houses in the rocks.
28The lizard seizeth with its hands, And is in king's palaces.
Cross References
Joel 1:4That which the gnawing-locust left hath the swarming-locust eaten, And that which the swarming-locust left hath the licking-locust eaten, And that which the licking-locust left hath the consuming-locust eaten.
Joel 2:7They run like mighty men; They climb the wall like warriors; They march every one on his way; They change not their paths.
Joel 2:25And I will restore to you the years Which the swarming-locust hath eaten, The licking-locust, the consuming-locust, and the gnawing-locusts, My great army, which I sent among you.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:25-29
Four Things Little and Wise. 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. I. Agur, having specified four things that seem great and yet are really contemptible, here specifies four… Read the whole commentary →