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Proverbs 30:28

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 30:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings` palaces.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings` palaces.
Proverbs 30:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;
26The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
27The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;
28The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings` palaces.
29There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:
30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
31The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“spider--tolerated, even in palaces, to destroy flies. taketh . . . hands--or, uses with activity the limbs provided for taking prey.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Hands - With her legs, which he calls hands, because they serve her for the same use, to do her work, to weave her web, and to catch gnats or flies. Palaces - Is not only in poor cottages, but many times in palaces also. Proverbs 30:31”
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