Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “There are three things that are stately in their stride, four that move with stately bearing: New Living Translation There are three things that walk with stately stride— no, four that strut about: English Standard Version Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride: Berean Standard Bible There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: King James Bible There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: New King James Version There are three things which are majestic in pace, Yes, four which are stately in walk: New American Standard Bible There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk: NASB 1995 There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk: NASB 1977 There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk: Legacy Standard Bible There are three things which are stately in their march, Even four which are stately when they walk: Amplified Bible There are three things which are stately in step, Even four which are stately in their stride: Christian Standard Bible Three things are stately in their stride; four are stately in their walk: Holman Christian Standard Bible Three things are stately in their stride, even four are stately in their walk: American Standard Version There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going: Contemporary English Version Three or four creatures really strut around: English Revised Version There be three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going: GOD'S WORD® Translation There are three things that walk with dignity, even four that march with dignity: Good News Translation There are four things that are impressive to watch as they walk: International Standard Version Three things are stately in procession, four which are stately in their gait: Majority Standard Bible There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: NET Bible There are three things that are magnificent in their step, four things that move about magnificently: New Heart English Bible "There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going: Webster's Bible Translation There are three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going: World English Bible “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going: Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThere are three going well, "" Indeed, four are good in going: Young's Literal Translation Three there are going well, Yea, four are good in going: Smith's Literal Translation They three making good the step, and four, making good to go: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere are three things, which go well, and the fourth that walketh happily: Catholic Public Domain Version There are three things that advance well, and a fourth that marches happily on: New American Bible Three things are stately in their stride, yes, four are stately in their carriage: New Revised Standard Version Three things are stately in their stride; four are stately in their gait: Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere are three things that go well, yea, four are graceful in their going: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated There are three that are right in their walking and the fourth is beautiful walking: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going: Brenton Septuagint Translation And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Words of Agur…28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings. 29There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk: 30a lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;… Cross References Job 39:19-25 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? / Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? / He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle. ... Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. 2 Samuel 1:23 Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions. Song of Solomon 6:10 Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession? Isaiah 5:26-29 He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come! / None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken. / Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. ... Jeremiah 4:13 Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined! Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. 1 Kings 4:30-31 Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. / He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations. Psalm 18:33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. Psalm 147:10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man. Matthew 6:29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. Luke 12:27 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. / Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. / Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. ... Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. / Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Revelation 19:11-16 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ... Treasury of Scripture There be three things which go well, yes, four are comely in going: Jump to Previous Bearing Fair Four Goings Good March Move Stately Step Steps Stride Three Tread WalkJump to Next Bearing Fair Four Goings Good March Move Stately Step Steps Stride Three Tread WalkProverbs 30 1. Agur's confession of his faith7. The two points of his prayer 10. The meanest are not to be wronged 11. Four wicked generations 15. Four things insatiable 24. four things exceeding wise 29. Four things stately 32. Wrath is to be prevented There are three things This phrase introduces a common literary device in Hebrew poetry known as numerical parallelism, where a list is introduced with a number and then expanded. This technique is used to draw attention to the completeness or significance of the list. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection in biblical literature, suggesting that the following examples are divinely ordained or complete in their representation of stateliness. that are stately in their stride four that move with stately bearing Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereהֵ֭מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are three things שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice that are stately מֵיטִ֣יבֵי (mê·ṭî·ḇê) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing in their stride, צָ֑עַד (ṣā·‘aḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6806: A pace, regular step and four that וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה (wə·’ar·bā·‘āh) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Strong's 702: Four are impressive מֵיטִ֥בֵי (mê·ṭi·ḇê) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing in their walk: לָֽכֶת׃ (lā·ḵeṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk Links Proverbs 30:29 NIVProverbs 30:29 NLT Proverbs 30:29 ESV Proverbs 30:29 NASB Proverbs 30:29 KJV Proverbs 30:29 BibleApps.com Proverbs 30:29 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 30:29 Chinese Bible Proverbs 30:29 French Bible Proverbs 30:29 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 30:29 There are three things which are stately (Prov. 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