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Proverbs 30:29

“There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

  • KJV King James Version

    There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 30:29 There be three [things] which go well,…

Pro 30:29 There be three [things] which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

Ver. 29. There be three things that go well.] And all for our learning, to teach us in our several stations to deport ourselves in all gravity, maintain our dignity, and show our magnanimity. "Only let your conversation be as becometh the gospel of Christ," saith Paul. {Php 1:27} There is a το πρεπον, a comeliness and suitableness of carriage belongs to every calling, and this must be carefully kept. Vellem si non essem imperator, said Scipio to one that offered him a harlot: I would, if I were not a general. And remember that thou art a king’s son, said Menedemus to Antigonus; that will be a retentive to thee from unseemly practices. "Should such a man as I flee?" {Neh 6:11} - et Turnum fugientem haec terra videbit? It is a pusillanimity to yield so much to men. The lion will not alter his gait though he die for it. We should learn regnum in pectore gerere, to be of noble resolutions. It is a common saying among us, Such a man understands himself well; that is, he understands his place, worth, dignity, and carries himself accordingly.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That walk decently, and with great alacrity and courage;…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Here is, I. An enumeration of four things which…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain There be three things which go well,.... In a…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 29. There be three things which go well]…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Pro 30:29-31. There be three things which go well…
Charles Bridges 1846 · Public Domain Agur naturally lingers upon this vast field of natural…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 29-31. Three… four… comely — The author here adds…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 29. go well … are comely in going] Lit.…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 29-31. Four things of stately presence.
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain Pro_30:29. Go well, rather, “are of stately walk.”
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 There are three things that are ... four that…
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