The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:17 (NIV)
17 “The eye that mocks a father,
that scorns an aged mother,
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley,
will be eaten by the vultures.

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:18 (NIV)
18 “There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:19 (NIV)
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 30:20 (ESV)

This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and wipes her mouth and says, “I have done no wrong.”

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 30:21 (ESV)

Under three things the earth trembles; under four it cannot bear up:

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 30:22 (ESV)

a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:23 (NIV)
23 a contemptible woman who gets married,
and a servant who displaces her mistress.

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:24 (NIV)
24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:25 (NIV)
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:26 (NIV)
26 hyraxes are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;

What are "hyraxes"?

Hyraxes - also called dassies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically, they measure between 30 and 70 centimetres long and weigh between 2 and 5 kilograms. Wikipedia

What does a hyrax look like?

"Crags" are a steep or rugged cliff or rock face.

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:27 (NIV)
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:28 (NIV)
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:29 (NIV)
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride,
four that move with stately bearing:

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:30 (NIV)
30 a lion, mighty among beasts,
who retreats before nothing;

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:31 (NIV)
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat,
and a king secure against revolt.

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:32 (NIV)
32 “If you play the fool and exalt yourself,
or if you plan evil,
clap your hand over your mouth!

 

[Lafftur]

Proverbs 30:33 (NIV)
33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood,
so stirring up anger produces strife.”

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 31:1 (NRSV)

The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:

 

[Deade]

Proverbs 31:2 (NRSV)

No, my son! No, son of my womb! No, son of my vows!

 

[Lucy-Pevensie]

Proverbs 31:3 (NRSV)

Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.