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Proverbs 30:28

Proverbs 30:28 is verse 28 of Proverbs chapter 30, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

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King James Version

The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.

World English Bible

You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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Proverbs 30:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible

26 the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

27 the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

28 and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

29 There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

30 a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;

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