Proverbs 30:27-33

27 the locusts have no king, yet all of them go forth by bands;

28 the spider takes hold with her hands and is in kings’ palaces.

29 There are three things which have a magnificent walk; yea, the fourth is stately in going:

30 The lion which is strongest among beasts and does not turn away for any;

31 the greyhound who is girded up of loins; a he goat also, and the king, against whom no one rises up.

32 If thou hast fallen, it is because thou hast lifted thyself up; and if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

33 Surely the churning of milk brings forth butter and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood; so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.

Proverbs 30:27-33 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 17

This chapter begins with a prophecy of Elijah, that there should be want of rain for some years to come, and he is directed to go first to the brook Cherith, where he should be fed by ravens, 1Ki 17:1-7, and afterwards he is sent to a widow at Zarephath, where he, she, and her son, were supported for a considerable time with a handful of meal, and a little oil in a cruse miraculously increased, 1Ki 17:8-16, whose son falling sick and dying, he restored to life, 1Ki 17:17-24.