Proverbs 30:28

You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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WEBBE

You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

You may take the lizard in your hands, but it is in kings' houses.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 24–28

Four things that are little, are yet to be admired. There are those who are poor in the world, and of small account, yet wise for their souls and another world.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.