Proverbs 30:29

29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:

Proverbs 30:29 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
English Standard Version (ESV)
29 Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride:
New Living Translation (NLT)
29 There are three things that walk with stately stride— no, four that strut about:
The Message Bible (MSG)
29 There are three solemn dignitaries, four that are impressive in their bearing -
American Standard Version (ASV)
29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
29 There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity:
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
29 Three things are stately in their stride, even four are stately in their walk:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
29 "Three things walk as if they were kings. Four things move as kings do.

Proverbs 30:29 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 30:29

There be three [things] which go well
In a very orderly and composed manner; with constancy and cheerfulness, with great stateliness and majesty, intrepidly, and without fear; yea, four are comely in going;
very beautiful and lovely to look at as they walk.

Proverbs 30:29 In-Context

27 locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings’ palaces.
29 “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing:
30 a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;
31 a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.
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