Proverbs 30:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;”
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BSBPD
“a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“An old lion--mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 30:30 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 23:24Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”
- Judges 14:18Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
- 2 Samuel 1:23Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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