Proverbs 30:29–31
Proverbs 30:29–31 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — English Standard Version (ESV)
29 Three things are stately in their tread;
four are stately in their stride:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and does not turn back before any;
31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat,
and a king whose army is with him.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
29 There be three things which go well,
Yea, four are comely in going:
30 A lion which is strongest among beasts,
And turneth not away for any;
31 A greyhound; an he goat also;
And a king, against whom there is no rising up.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — New Living Translation (NLT)
29 There are three things that walk with stately stride—
no, four that strut about:
30 the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,
31 the strutting rooster,
the male goat,
a king as he leads his army.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
29 There are three things which are majestic in pace,
Yes, four which are stately in walk:
30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn away from any;
31 A greyhound,
A male goat also,
And a king whose troops are with him.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — New Century Version (NCV)
29 “There are three things that strut proudly,
really four that walk as if they were important:
30 a lion, the proudest animal,
which is strong and runs from nothing,
31 a rooster, a male goat,
and a king when his army is around him.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — American Standard Version (ASV)
29 There are three things which are stately in their march,
Yea, four which are stately in going:
30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts,
And turneth not away for any;
31 The greyhound; the he-goat also;
And the king against whom there is no rising up.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
29 There are three things which have a stately step, and four are comely in going: 30 The lion, mighty among beasts, which turneth not away for any; 31 a horse girt in the loins; or the he-goat; and a king, against whom none can rise up.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
29 There are three things that walk with dignity,
even four that march with dignity:
30 a lion, mightiest among animals, which turns away from nothing,
31 a strutting rooster,
a male goat,
a king at the head of his army.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
29 Three things are stately in their stride,
even four are stately in their walk:
30 a lion, which is mightiest among beasts
and doesn’t retreat before anything,
31 a strutting rooster, a goat,
and a king at the head of his army.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
29 Three things are stately in their stride;
four are stately in their gait:
30 the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals
and does not turn back before any;
31 the strutting rooster, the he-goat,
and a king striding before his people.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
29 There are three things that are magnificent of stride,
and four that are magnificent when moving:
30 a mighty lion among the beasts,
but he will not turn back from any face;
31 a strutting rooster or he-goat,
and a king whose army is with him.
Proverbs 30:29–31 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
29 “Three things walk as if they were kings.
Four things move as kings do.
30 The first is a lion. It is mighty among the animals.
It doesn’t back away from anything.
31 The second is a rooster that walks proudly.
The third is a billy goat.
And the fourth is a king who has his army around him.