Proverbs 30:31
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
American King James Version (AKJV)
A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
The war-horse, and the he-goat, and the king when his army is with him.
Webster's Revision
A greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
World English Bible
the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
English Revised Version (ERV)
The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.
Barnes's Proverbs 30:31 Bible Commentary
A greyhound - The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament. The literal meaning is: "one with loins girded;" and some have referred this to the stripes of the zebra, others to the "war-horse" (compare Job 39:19, Job 39:25), as he is represented in the sculptures of Persepolis, with rich and stately trappings.
A king, against whom there is no rising up - i. e., A king irresistible. Others prefer, "a king in the midst of his people," and the sense, as giving a more vivid picture, is certainly more satisfactory.
Wesley's Proverbs 30:31 Bible Commentary
30:31 An he - goat - Which marches in the head of the flock in a grave and stately manner, conducting them with great courage and resolution, and being ready to fight for them, either with beasts or men that oppose him. A king - Heb. a king and his people with him, a king when he hath the hearts and hands of his people going along with him in his undertakings.